Optical dating of clastic deposits generated by an extreme marine coastal flood: the 1755 tsunami deposits in the Algarve (Portugal)

Identification of past tsunamis is important for risk assessment and management of coastal areas. Obtaining accurate and precise ages of sediments originating from such extreme marine coastal floods is crucial for a reliable estimation of the recurrence interval of these often devastating events. We...

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Main Author: Cunha, Pedro P. (author)
Other Authors: Buylaert, J. P. (author), Murray, A. S. (author), Andrade, C. (author), Freitas, M. C. (author), Fatela, F. (author), Munhá, J. M. (author), Martins, A. A. (author), Sugisaki, S. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10316/15173
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:estudogeral.sib.uc.pt:10316/15173