Tsunamis as geomorphic crises: Lessons from the December 26, 2004 tsunami in Lhok Nga, West Banda Aceh (Sumatra, Indonesia)

Geomorphology

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 59-72

  Paris, Raphaël ^a   Wassmer, Patrick ^b   Sartohadi, Junun ^c   Lavigne, Franck ^b   Barthomeuf, Benjamin ^a   Desgages, Emilie ^a   Grancher, Delphine ^b   Baumert, Philippe ^b   Vautier, Franck ^a   Brunstein, Daniel ^b   Gomez, Christopher ^b  

^a Laboratoire de geographie physique et environnementale Clermont Ferrand   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE GÉOGRAPHIE PHYSIQUE   (France)

^c GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Boulder deposition; Coastal erosion; Geomorphic crisis; Indonesia; Sumatra; Tsunami

Indexed keywords

BEDLOAD; BOULDER; COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL SEDIMENT; COASTAL ZONE; DEPOSITION; ESCARPMENT; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; GRAIN SIZE; INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI 2004; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TSUNAMI; WAVE HEIGHT;

ACEH; ASIA; EURASIA; INDONESIA; LHOKNGA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 58249087042     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.05.040     Document Type: Article

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