Distribution and Significance of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami Deposits. Initial Results from Thailand and Sri Lanka

Tsunamiites - Features and Implications

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 105-122

  Goto, K ^a   Imamura, F ^b   Keerthi, N ^c   Kunthasap, P ^d   Matsui, T ^a   Minoura, K ^b   Ruangrassamee, A ^e   Sugawara, D ^b   Supharatid, S ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Deepwell Drilling Technologies (PVT) Ltd   (Sri Lanka)

^d Environmental Geology Division ^*  (Thailand)

^e CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^f RANGSIT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

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EID: 57649187943     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-51552-0.00007-2     Document Type: Chapter

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