Triggering factors and tsunamigenic potential of a large submarine mass failure on the western Nile margin (Rosetta Area, Egypt)

Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences, 3rd International Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 347-355

  Garziglia, S ^a   Ioulalen, M ^a   Migeon, S ^a   Ducassou, E ^a   Mascle, J ^a   Sardou, O ^a   Brosolo, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

Author keywords

Numerical simulation; Submarine mass failure; Triggering factors; Tsunamogenic potential

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTS; TSUNAMIS;

CONTINENTAL SHELVES; EARTHQUAKE ACTIVITY; MASS TRANSPORT DEPOSIT; PLEISTOCENE-HOLOCENE SEDIMENTS; SUBMARINE MASS FAILURE; TRIGGERING FACTORS; TSUNAMIGENIC POTENTIAL; TSUNAMOGENIC POTENTIAL;

SUBMARINES;

EID: 84986200944     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6512-5_36     Document Type: Conference Paper

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