A study on pre- and post-tsunami shallow deposits off SE coast of India from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami: A geochemical approach

Natural Hazards

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 391-401

  Srinivasalu, S ^a   Jonathan, M P ^b   Thangadurai, N ^a   Ram Mohan, V ^c  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Core sediments; Geochemistry; Normalization; SE coast of India; Tsunami event

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; COASTAL SEDIMENT; HEAVY MINERAL; INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI 2004; ORGANIC CARBON; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT CORE;

EID: 77649231932     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-009-9385-0     Document Type: Article

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