The post-depositional changes of the onshore 2004 tsunami deposits on the Andaman Sea coast of Thailand

Natural Hazards

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 115-133

  Szczuciński, Witold ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Coastal zone; Indian Ocean tsunami; Post depositional changes; Preservation potential; Thailand; Tsunami deposits

Indexed keywords

COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; COASTAL SEDIMENT; COASTAL ZONE; DEPOSITION; DEPOSITION VELOCITY; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI 2004; WAVE RUNUP;

ANDAMAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; THAILAND;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 82855178742     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-011-9956-8     Document Type: Article

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