Sedimentology and preservation potential of carbonate sand sheets deposited by the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami: South Baa Atoll, Maldives

Sedimentology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1173-1187

  Nichol, Scott L ^a   Kench, Paul S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

2004 Indian Ocean tsunami; Maldives; Particle size; Reef island; Settling velocity; Tsunami sediments

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI 2004; PARTICLE SETTLING; PARTICLE SIZE; REEF; SETTLING VELOCITY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MALDIVES;

EID: 52249089430     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2007.00941.x     Document Type: Article

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