Horizontal and vertical variation of 2004 Indian tsunami deposits: An example of two transects along the western coast of Thailand

Marine Geology

Volumn 239, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 163-172

  Hori, Kazuaki ^a   Kuzumoto, Ryota ^a   Hirouchi, Daisuke ^b   Umitsu, Masatomo ^c   Janjirawuttikul, Naruekamon ^d   Patanakanog, Boonrak ^d  

^a MEIJO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b AICHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Thailand Land Development Department Bangkok   (Thailand)

Author keywords

2004 Sumatra earthquake; coastal geomorphology; grain size; Thailand; tsunami

Indexed keywords

COASTAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; PALEOTSUNAMI DEPOSITS; SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE; TSUNAMI DEPOSITS;

COASTAL ZONES; EARTHQUAKES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; SEDIMENTS; SHORE PROTECTION; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

TSUNAMIS;

COASTAL PLAIN; FLOOD DEPOSIT; GRAIN SIZE; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE 2004; TRANSECT; TSUNAMI;

ASIA; EURASIA; KHAO LAK; NAM KHEM; PHANGNGA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SOUTHERN REGION; THAILAND;

EID: 34047195621     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2007.01.005     Document Type: Article

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