Using Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) as a chemical proxy to indicate Tsunami 2004 backwash in Khao Lak coastal area, Thailand

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1441-1451

  Tipmanee, D ^a   Deelaman, W ^b   Pongpiachan, S ^c   Schwarzer, K ^d   Sompongchaiyakul, P ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Department of Environmental Quality Promotion   (Thailand)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION   (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; DEPOSITION; INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI 2004; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; PAH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEAFLOOR; SHORELINE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WAVE RUNUP;

KHAO LAK; PAKARANG CAPE; PHANGNGA; SOUTHERN REGION; THAILAND;

EID: 84861316282     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-12-1441-2012     Document Type: Article

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