The role of strong earthquakes and tsunami in the Late Holocene evolution of the Fortore River coastal plain (Apulia, Italy): A synthesis

Geomorphology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 89-99

  Mastronuzzi, Giuseppe ^a   Sansò, Paolo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apulia; Coastal plain; Coseismic movements; Earthquake; Italy; Tsunami

Indexed keywords

COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL PLAIN; COSEISMIC PROCESS; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HOLOCENE; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; RIVER; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; TRIGGER MECHANISM; TSUNAMI; UPLIFT;

ITALY; PUGLIA;

LESINA;

EID: 82855161314     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.08.027     Document Type: Article

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