Stratigraphic evidence for pre-2004 tsunamis in southwestern Thailand

Marine Geology

Volumn 262, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 25-28

  Fujino, Shigehiro ^a   Naruse, Hajime ^a   Matsumoto, Dan ^a   Jarupongsakul, Thanawat ^b   Sphawajruksakul, Apichart ^b   Sakakura, Norihiko ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Indian Ocean; Thailand; tsunami; tsunami deposit

Indexed keywords

BULK SOILS; HOLOCENE; HOLOCENE SEA LEVEL; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI; RADIOCARBON AGE; SAND DEPOSITION; SAND SHEET; SAND-BEDS; SOIL SAMPLE; SUMATRA-ANDAMAN EARTHQUAKE; THAILAND; TSUNAMI DEPOSIT;

BEACHES; DEPOSITS; OCEAN ENGINEERING; SEA LEVEL; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; STORMS; STRATIGRAPHY;

TSUNAMIS;

DEPOSITION; EARTHQUAKE; FLOOD; HOLOCENE; RADIOCARBON DATING; SEA LEVEL; STRATIGRAPHY; TSUNAMI;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIAN OCEAN; PHANGNGA; PHRA THONG ISLAND; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SOUTHERN REGION; THAILAND;

EID: 67349269504     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2009.02.011     Document Type: Article

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