The 1856 tsunami of djidjelli (Eastern Algeria): Seismotectonics, modelling and hazard implications for the Algerian coast

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 166, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 283-300

  Yelles Chaouche, Abdel Karim ^a   Roger, Jean ^b   Déverchère, Jacques ^c,d   Bracène, Rabah ^e   Domzig, Anne ^f,g   Hébert, Helene ^b   Kherroubi, Abdelaziz ^a  

^a Centre de Recherche en Astronomie Astrophysique et Geophysique   (Algeria)

^b CEA DIF   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ EUROPÉENNE DE BRETAGNE   (France)

^d INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPÉEN DE LA MER   (France)

^e SONATRACH   (Algeria)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^g Midland Valley Exploration Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

1856 tsunami; Algeria; Djidjelli; Faults; Runup; Wave modelling

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; PORT; SEISMOTECTONICS; TSUNAMI EVENT; WAVE GENERATION; WAVE HEIGHT; WAVE MODELING; WAVE RUNUP;

AFRICA; ALGER [ALGERIA]; ALGERIA; ALGIERS; ANNABA [ALGERIA]; BEJAIA; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 62849084965     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-008-0433-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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