Millennial paleotsunami history at Minna Island, southern Ryukyu Islands, Japan
Abstract Huge tsunami waves have repeatedly bombarded the southern end of the Ryukyu Islands (Miyako and Yaeyama Islands, southwestern Japan) at several-hundred-year intervals. Therefore, clarifying the islands’ paleotsunami history is important for risk assessment. Nevertheless, discrepancies of pa...
Main Authors: | Ryosuke Fujita, Kazuhisa Goto, Yasufumi Iryu, Tomoya Abe |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2020-09-01
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Series: | Progress in Earth and Planetary Science |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40645-020-00365-9 |
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