Evaluation of the use of paleotsunami deposits to reconstruct inundation distance and runup heights associated with prehistoric inundation events, Crescent City, southern Cascadia margin

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 967-980

  Peterson, Curt D ^a   Carver, Gary A ^a   Cruikshank, Ken M ^a   Abramson, Hans F ^b   Garrison Laney, Carolyn E ^c   Dengler, Lori A ^d  

^a Caver Geologic Inc   (United States)

^b AMEC FOSTER WHEELER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cascadia margin; Inundation distance; Recurrence interval; Runup height; Tsunami deposits

Indexed keywords

CASCADIA; INUNDATION DISTANCE; RECURRENCE INTERVAL; RUN-UP HEIGHTS; TSUNAMI DEPOSITS;

BEACHES; DEBRIS; SAND; SEA LEVEL; TSUNAMIS; WETLANDS;

DEPOSITS;

FLOODING; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; MARINE SEDIMENT; SAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TSUNAMI; WAVE HEIGHT; WAVE RUNUP;

CALIFORNIA; CASCADIA MARGIN; CASCADIA SUBDUCTION ZONE; CRESCENT CITY; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79957601120     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.2126     Document Type: Article

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