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Tsunami Deposits

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—Geological investigations of coastal sediments indicate that prehistoric tsunamis can be identified. Their characterisation has altered our knowledge of the past frequency and magnitude of tsunamis for different areas of the world. Yet there have been relatively few geological studies of modern tsunamis with virtually no direct observations of the processes associated with tsunami sediment transport and deposition. This paper discusses these issues and draws on the results of recent research to summarise our current knowledge on the nature of tsunami deposits.

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  1. Centre for Quaternary Science, William Morris Building, Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry, UK, CV1 5FB. E-mail: gex014@coventry.ac.uk, , , , , , GB

    A. G. Dawson

  2. Inverness College, Longman Road, Inverness, Scotland, IV2 3NF. E-mail: shaozhong_shi/ic@fc.uhi.ac.uk, , , , , , GB

    S. Shi

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Received August 1, 1998, revised March 12, 1999, accepted April 28, 1999

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Dawson, A., Shi, S. Tsunami Deposits. Pure appl. geophys. 157, 875–897 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s000240050010

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