Tsunami deposits in the geological record

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 200, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 166-183

  Dawson, Alastair G ^a   Stewart, Iain ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geology; Offshore; Run up; Sedimentation; Tsunami deposits

Indexed keywords

COASTAL SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION; TSUNAMI;

EID: 34547534216     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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