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Preface to the second edition |
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Chapter 1 Introduction: why a Book on Tsunamiites |
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Chapter 2 The term "Tsunamiite" |
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Chapter 3 Tsunamis and tsunami sedimentology |
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2 Generation, propagation, and quantification |
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10 | (10) |
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2.1 Generation of tsunamis |
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2.2 Propagation of tsunamis |
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15 | (3) |
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2.3 Quantification of tsunamis |
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3.1 The mechanics of sediment transport |
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3.2 Characteristics of tsunami deposits |
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26 | (6) |
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3.3 A review of onshore tsunami sedimentation |
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32 | (8) |
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3.4 The occurrences of tsunamis and tsunamiites |
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40 | (7) |
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47 | (1) |
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Chapter 4 Bedforms and sedimentary structures characterizing tsunami deposits |
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2 Differences of waveforms between tsunami- and storm-induced waves |
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54 | (1) |
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3 Bedforms and sedimentary structures reflecting the tsunami waveform |
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56 | (4) |
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5.1 Succession of sand sheets capped by mud drapes |
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5.2 Repeated reversal of current directions |
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5.3 Fining and thinning upwards series of sand sheets |
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6 Depositional model in shallow water |
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60 | (1) |
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Chapter 5 Tsunami depositional processes reflecting the waveform in a small bay: interpretation from the grain-size distribution and sedimentary structures |
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2.1 The Paleo-Tomoe Bay and its Holocene deposits |
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66 | (1) |
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2.2 Storm waves and tides around the Southern Boso Peninsula |
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67 | (1) |
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3 Sedimentary facies of the tsunami deposits |
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67 | (4) |
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70 | (1) |
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4 Grain-size distribution of the tsunami deposits |
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4.1 Sampling and methodology |
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4.2 The T3 tsunami deposit at location 58 |
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72 | (2) |
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4.3 The T3 tsunami deposit at location 45 |
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74 | (1) |
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74 | (7) |
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5.2 Relationship between grain-size distribution and tsunami waveform |
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5.3 Discriminating tsunami deposits from storm deposits |
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78 | (1) |
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5.4 Tsunami deposits with a saw-toothed grain-size distribution |
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81 | (1) |
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82 | (1) |
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Chapter 6 Deposits of the 1992 Nicaragua tsunami |
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85 | (2) |
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2 1992 tsunami deposits along the Nicaragua coast |
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87 | (5) |
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2.1 Site-by-site observations |
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89 | (3) |
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3 Tsunami deposits near Playa de Popoyo |
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92 | (4) |
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4 Grading of the tsunami deposits |
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96 | (5) |
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101 | (4) |
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105 | (1) |
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Field and laboratory protocols |
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Chapter 7 Sedimentary characteristics and depositional processes of onshore tsunami deposits: an example of sedimentation associated with the July 12, 1993 Hokkaido-Nansei-Oki earthquake tsunami |
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109 | (1) |
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112 | (3) |
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113 | (1) |
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3.2 Sedimentary description |
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114 | (1) |
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115 | (5) |
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4.1 General characteristics |
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4.2 Sedimentary structures |
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116 | (1) |
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4.3 Sedimentary units and facies |
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116 | (4) |
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5.1 Sedimentary characteristics and facies of the 1993 onshore tsunami deposits |
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5.2 An ideal model of the 1993 tsunami sedimentation |
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122 | (2) |
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124 | (1) |
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Chapter 8 Distribution and significance of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami deposits: initial results from Thailand and Sri Lanka |
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127 | (18) |
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127 | (2) |
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2 Localities and methods of study |
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129 | (3) |
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3 Distribution and significance of the tsunami deposits |
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132 | (9) |
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3.1 Pakarang Cape, Thailand |
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132 | (3) |
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3.2 Bang Sak beach, Thailand |
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135 | (4) |
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139 | (2) |
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141 | (1) |
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Chapter 9 Thickness and grain-size distribution of Indian Ocean tsunami deposits at Khao Lak and Phra Thong Island, South-Western Thailand |
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145 | (10) |
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145 | (1) |
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146 | (1) |
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4 Thickness and grain-size distribution |
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146 | (4) |
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Chapter 10 Lessons from the 2011 Tohoku-oki tsunami: implications for Paleotsunami research |
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155 | (28) |
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155 | (1) |
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2 The 2011 Tohoku-oki tsunami and its precursors |
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156 | (3) |
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3 Lessons learned from the Tohoku-oki tsunami |
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159 | (16) |
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3.1 Limitation of marine materials as evidence for tsunami inundation |
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159 | (3) |
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3.2 Larger extent and lower preservation potential of offshore tsunami deposits |
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162 | (3) |
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3.3 Possible false dating of Paleotsunami events due to tsunami-induced erosion |
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165 | (3) |
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3.4 Uncertainties in tsunami inundation distance based on deposit extent |
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168 | (2) |
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3.5 Spatial variability of deposit thickness and its relation to flow depth |
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170 | (2) |
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3.6 Challenges to estimating earthquake size and extent from tsunami deposits |
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172 | (3) |
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175 | (1) |
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176 | (1) |
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176 | (7) |
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Chapter 11 An overview on offshore tsunami deposits |
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183 | (10) |
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183 | (1) |
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2 Offshore tsunami deposits --- current knowledge |
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184 | (1) |
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3 Offshore tsunami deposits --- their features |
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185 | (4) |
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3.1 Internal architecture |
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186 | (1) |
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3.2 Textural and compositional aspects |
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187 | (1) |
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3.3 Geochemical inferences |
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187 | (1) |
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3.4 Palaeontological features |
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188 | (1) |
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3.5 Differentiation from other high-energy events |
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189 | (1) |
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190 | (1) |
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190 | (3) |
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Chapter 12 Combined investigation of tradition archives and sedimentary relics of tsunami hazards --- with reference to the Great 1700 Cascadia tsunami and other examples |
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193 | (14) |
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193 | (1) |
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2 The tsunami traces of the 1700 Cascadia earthquake and corresponding archives in Japan |
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194 | (6) |
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2.1 An enormous tsunami told in stories down through tradition by native tribes of Canada |
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194 | (1) |
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2.2 Modern traces of sudden subsidence of Cascadia coast and an accompanying earthquake |
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195 | (1) |
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2.3 Sedimentary traces of tsunami flow and their formative influence |
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196 | (1) |
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2.4 Date identification of the 1700 tsunami from documents of towns along the Japanese coast |
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197 | (2) |
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2.5 Estimation of the occurrence time of the Great 1700 Cascadia earthquake |
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199 | (1) |
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2.6 Estimation of magnitude of the 1700 Great Cascadia earthquake |
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200 | (1) |
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2.7 Discussions on the 1700 Great Cascade earthquake |
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200 | (1) |
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3 Examples from the Japanese islands |
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200 | (2) |
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3.1 Documented Jogan tsunami of July 13, 869 CE and its sedimentary records |
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201 | (1) |
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3.2 Other examples in Japan and their lessons |
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202 | (1) |
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4 Lack of sedimentary relic --- A supplementary discussion |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (1) |
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204 | (1) |
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204 | (3) |
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Chapter 13 Deep-sea homogenites: sedimentary expression of a prehistoric megatsunami in the Eastern Mediterranean |
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207 | (18) |
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207 | (1) |
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208 | (7) |
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209 | (4) |
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213 | (2) |
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215 | (5) |
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216 | (1) |
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3.2 Absence of tephra Z-2 in our data set |
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216 | (1) |
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3.3 Absence of homogenites in the Herodotus abyssal plain |
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216 | (3) |
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3.4 Comparison of type A and type B homogenites |
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219 | (1) |
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220 | (1) |
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221 | (1) |
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222 | (1) |
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222 | (3) |
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Chapter 14 Tsunami-related sedimentary properties of mediterranean homogenites as an example of deep-sea tsunamiite |
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225 | (14) |
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225 | (1) |
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2 Setting, types, and distribution of homogenites |
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226 | (1) |
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227 | (3) |
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3.1 Structures and grain-size distribution |
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227 | (3) |
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3.2 Constituents and their relation to other features |
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230 | (1) |
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4 Discussion of sedimentological problems |
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230 | (4) |
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4.1 Erosion of the deep-sea bottom |
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230 | (1) |
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4.2 Genesis of the sandy division of the type B homogenite |
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231 | (1) |
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4.3 High tsunami-induced suspension cloud |
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231 | (2) |
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4.4 Accumulation rate of the suspended load |
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233 | (1) |
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4.5 Records of shuttle movement and backwash current of tsunamis |
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233 | (1) |
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5 Comparison with other deep-sea tsunamiites |
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234 | (1) |
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235 | (1) |
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Appendix: reflections on terminology |
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235 | (1) |
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236 | (1) |
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236 | (2) |
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Additional comment to Chapter 14 |
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238 | (1) |
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238 | (1) |
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Chapter 15 Volcanism-induced tsunamis and tsunamiites |
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239 | (24) |
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239 | (1) |
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2 Volcanism-induced tsunamis |
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239 | (6) |
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2.1 The 1640 CE Hokkaido-Komagatake eruption and tsunami |
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240 | (1) |
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2.2 The 1741 CE Oshima-Ohshima eruption and tsunami |
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241 | (1) |
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2.3 The 1792 CE Unzen eruption and tsunami |
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242 | (1) |
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2.4 The 1883 CE Krakatau eruption and tsunami |
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242 | (1) |
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2.5 The 1888 CE Ritter tsunami |
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243 | (1) |
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2.6 The 1994 CE Rabaul eruption and tsunamis |
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244 | (1) |
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3 Volcanism-induced tsunamiites |
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245 | (11) |
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3.1 Managua tsunami deposits of 3000-6000 BP |
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246 | (1) |
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3.2 Santorini tsunami deposits of 3500 BP |
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247 | (2) |
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3.3 Aniakchak tsunami deposits of 3500 BP |
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249 | (1) |
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3.4 The 1640 CE Komagatake tsunami deposits |
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250 | (1) |
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3.5 The 1883 CE Krakatau tsunami deposits |
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251 | (1) |
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3.6 The 1994 CE Rabaul tsunami deposits |
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252 | (3) |
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3.7 The 1996 CE Karymsky tsunami deposits |
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255 | (1) |
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256 | (26) |
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258 | (5) |
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Chapter 16 Tsunamiites---conceptual descriptions and a possible example at the Cretaceous---Paleogene boundary in the Pernambuco Basin, Northeastern Brazil |
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263 | (42) |
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263 | (1) |
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2 Introduction and previous studies |
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264 | (2) |
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3 A theoretical approach toward the identification of tsunamiites |
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266 | (6) |
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4 Methods and data analyses |
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272 | (1) |
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5 Geological setting of the study area |
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273 | (1) |
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6 Characteristics of the Poty quarry K/Pg boundary |
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274 | (8) |
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7 The controversy about the position of the K/Pg boundary |
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282 | (4) |
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8 Bed D, the possible tsunamiite and a tentative model |
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286 | (9) |
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8.1 Characteristics of bed D |
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286 | (5) |
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8.2 Semiquantitative modeling of the depositional process of bed D |
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291 | (3) |
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8.3 Discussion of the tsunami process |
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294 | (1) |
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9 Updated information on the area (K/Pg boundary at Poty quarry) |
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295 | (2) |
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9.1 Discussion on alternative interpretations |
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295 | (2) |
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9.2 Present situation of the K/Pg boundary section at Poty quarry |
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297 | (1) |
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297 | (2) |
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299 | (1) |
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299 | (6) |
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Chapter 17 Deep-sea tsunami deposits in the proto-Caribbean sea at the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary |
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305 | (26) |
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305 | (2) |
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2 Paleogeography of the proto-Caribbean sea and geological setting of the study sites |
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307 | (1) |
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3 Sedimentary processes of the Penalver Formation |
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308 | (8) |
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3.1 Stratigraphic setting and studied localities |
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308 | (2) |
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3.2 Lithology and petrography at the type locality near Havana |
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310 | (2) |
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3.3 Lateral and vertical variations in lithology, composition and grain size |
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312 | (2) |
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3.4 Origin and sedimentary mechanism |
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314 | (2) |
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4 Comparison of K/T-boundary deep-sea tsunami deposits in the proto-Caribbean sea |
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316 | (8) |
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4.1 Cacarajicara Formation |
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317 | (1) |
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318 | (2) |
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4.3 DSDP sites 536 and 540 |
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320 | (3) |
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4.4 Comparison of the thickness and sedimentary structures of the K/T-boundary deep-sea tsunami deposits in the proto-Caribbean sea |
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323 | (1) |
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4.5 Compositional variations of the K/T-boundary deep-sea tsunami deposits in the proto-Caribbean sea |
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324 | (1) |
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5 Implications for the genesis and number of tsunami currents at the K/T boundary |
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324 | (3) |
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327 | (1) |
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327 | (1) |
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327 | (4) |
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Chapter 18 The genesis of oceanic impact craters and impact-generated tsunami deposits |
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331 | (22) |
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331 | (1) |
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2 Morphology of oceanic impact craters |
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332 | (1) |
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3 The generation of tsunamis by oceanic impacts |
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333 | (3) |
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3.1 Crater-generated tsunamis |
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334 | (2) |
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3.2 Landslide-generated tsunamis |
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336 | (1) |
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4 Impact-generated tsunami deposits inside and outside the oceanic impact craters |
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336 | (3) |
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4.1 Deposits formed by water flowing into an oceanic impact crater |
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336 | (1) |
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4.2 Impact-generated deposits outside an oceanic impact crater |
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337 | (2) |
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5 Distribution and significance of the K/T-boundary tsunami deposits around the Chicxulub crater |
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339 | (8) |
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5.1 The K/T-boundary impact event |
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339 | (1) |
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5.2 On the edge of the Yucatan platform |
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340 | (3) |
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5.3 The Gulf of Mexico region |
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343 | (1) |
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5.4 The proto-Caribbean sea region (DSDP sites, Haiti and Cuba) |
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344 | (2) |
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346 | (1) |
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6 Significance and distribution of the K/T-boundary tsunami deposits |
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347 | (1) |
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348 | (1) |
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349 | (4) |
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Chapter 19 Tsunami boulder deposits --- a strongly debated topic in paleo-tsunami research |
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353 | (30) |
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353 | (6) |
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1.1 A short glance on tsunami and paleotsunami research |
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353 | (4) |
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1.2 Costal boulders, tsunami boulders, and the role of their depositional environment on dislocation process and history |
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357 | (2) |
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2 Examples of tsunami boulder deposition |
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359 | (13) |
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2.1 Documented case studies of recent tsunami events |
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360 | (3) |
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2.2 Boulders deposited by paleotsunami events |
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363 | (9) |
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372 | (2) |
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374 | (9) |
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Chapter 20 Characteristic features of tsunamiites |
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383 | (22) |
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383 | (1) |
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2 Characteristics of tsunamis and tsunami deposition |
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384 | (6) |
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2.1 Diastrophic nature of tsunamis and tsunamiite deposition |
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384 | (1) |
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2.2 Length of tsunami waves and sedimentary structures in tsunamiites |
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385 | (2) |
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2.3 Shuttle movement of tsunamis and its records |
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387 | (1) |
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2.4 Shuttle movement versus gravity flows and tsunamiite variety |
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388 | (1) |
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2.5 Tsunamiites as marker horizons |
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389 | (1) |
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390 | (1) |
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3 Sedimentary structures in tsunamiite beds |
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390 | (4) |
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3.1 Sedimentary structures in a sedimentary set |
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391 | (1) |
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3.2 Grading in a layer and fining upward through stacked layers |
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392 | (1) |
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393 | (1) |
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4 Constituents of tsunamiites |
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394 | (1) |
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5 Tsunamiite features in various environments |
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395 | (5) |
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395 | (1) |
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5.2 Coastal lacustrine basin |
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396 | (1) |
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397 | (1) |
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5.6 Shallow sea including continental shelf |
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398 | (1) |
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5.7 Deep-sea environments |
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399 | (1) |
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400 | (1) |
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401 | (1) |
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Chapter 21 Sedimentology of tsunamiites reflecting chaotic events in the geological record --- significance and problems |
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405 | (18) |
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405 | (1) |
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2 Tsunamiites as records of ancient events |
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406 | (3) |
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2.1 Studies of impact-induced tsunamiites |
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406 | (1) |
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2.2 Earthquake-induced tsunamiites and tectonics in geological time |
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407 | (1) |
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2.3 Volcanic-eruption-induced tsunamiites |
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408 | (1) |
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2.4 Submarine slides and tsunamiites |
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409 | (1) |
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3 Patterns of tsunamiite occurrence in time |
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409 | (7) |
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3.1 Meteorite-impact frequency and tsunamiites |
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410 | (1) |
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3.2 Earthquake-induced tsunamiite occurrences and sea-level change |
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411 | (5) |
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3.3 Slump-induced tsunamiites and sea-level change |
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416 | (1) |
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4 Preservation potential of tsunamiites |
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416 | (2) |
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5 Conclusive remarks and future studies |
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418 | (1) |
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418 | (1) |
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418 | (5) |
Selected bibliography |
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Index |
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