Local inundation distances and regional tsunami recurrence in the Indian Ocean inferred from luminescence dating of sandy deposits in Thailand

The Holocene beach-ridge plain of Phra Thong Island (Ko Phra Thong, SW Thailand) provides sedimentary evidence of several palaeotsunamis, in addition to the deposit of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Due to poor preservation conditions, these palaeoevent layers are restricted to swales. Correlation a...

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Main Authors: D. Brill, N. Klasen, K. Jankaew, H. Brückner, D. Kelletat, A. Scheffers, S. Scheffers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-07-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/12/2177/2012/nhess-12-2177-2012.pdf