Observed inferences from sudden changes in the sedimentalogical processes during the december 26, 2004 tsunami along the east coast of India

Science of Tsunami Hazards

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 43-52

  Loveson, V J ^a   Angusamy, N ^b   Gujar, A R ^c   Chandrasekar, N ^d   Rajamanickam, G V ^e  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MINING AND FUEL RESEARCH   (India)

^b TAMIL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^d MANONMANIAM SUNDARANAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^e SASTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Coastal areas; Mineral compositions; Sediments; Tsunami

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649366533     PISSN: 87556839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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