Chemical signatures of palaeotsunamis: A forgotten proxy?

Marine Geology

Volumn 271, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 67-71

  Chagué Goff, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

chemical signatures; palaeotsunami deposits; salinity indicators; sediment; sulphur

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL SIGNATURES; COASTAL MARSH; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; INTERSTITIAL WATER; PALAEO-SALINITY; PALAEOTSUNAMI DEPOSITS; SEDIMENT DEPOSITION; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; TSUNAMI INUNDATION;

DEPOSITS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SULFUR; TSUNAMIS;

INDICATORS (CHEMICAL);

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COASTAL LAGOON; DEPOSITION; PALEOSALINITY; POREWATER; SALINITY; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SULFUR; TSUNAMI;

EID: 77949571447     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2010.01.010     Document Type: Article

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