Artículo
Sedimentological and geomorphological imprints of Holocene tsunamis in southwestern Spain: An approach to establish the recurrence period
Autor/es | Ruiz, Francisco
Rodríguez Vidal, Joaquín Abad, Manuel Cáceres, Luis Miguel Carretero León, María Isabel Pozo, Manuel Rodríguez Llanes, José M. Gómez Toscano, Francisco Izquierdo, Tatiana Font, Eric Toscano, Antonio |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Cristalografía, Mineralogía y Química Agrícola |
Fecha de publicación | 2013 |
Fecha de depósito | 2022-07-18 |
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Resumen | This paper reviews the sedimentological and geomorphological imprints of prehistoric and historical tsunamis in the four main estuaries of SW Spain. These imprints include beach erosion, filling of intertidal channels, ... This paper reviews the sedimentological and geomorphological imprints of prehistoric and historical tsunamis in the four main estuaries of SW Spain. These imprints include beach erosion, filling of intertidal channels, deposition of bioclastic layers, washover fans and reworked aeolian sheets and the breaching of spits and tombolos. Most of these imprints were caused by the 218-209. BC and AD. 1755 tsunamis, although evidence of other tsunamis has been identified. In these two events, effects on human populations were severe and diverse, such as human loss of life, changes in coastal settlements and international borders, damage to port infrastructure or flooding of marsh and inhabited areas. New radiocarbon reservoir data were included in order to obtain an approach to the recurrence period of these high-energy events (700-1000. years) in this area. |
Agencias financiadoras | Gobierno de España European Union (UE) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia. Portugal |
Identificador del proyecto | CTM2006- 06722/MAR
CGL2006-01412/BTE CGL2010-15810/BTE CGL2012- 30875 SEJ-4770 PTDC/CTE-GIX/110205/2009 |
Cita | Ruiz, F., Rodríguez Vidal, J., Abad, M., Cáceres, L.M., Carretero León, M.I., Pozo, M.,...,Toscano, A. (2013). Sedimentological and geomorphological imprints of Holocene tsunamis in southwestern Spain: An approach to establish the recurrence period. Geomorphology, 203, 97-104. |
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