SEVERAL TSUNAMI SCENARIOS AT THE NORTH SEA AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES AT THE GERMAN BIGHT

Tsunamis occurred in the past at the North Sea, but not frequently. There are historical and geological records of several tsunamis: the Storegga tsunami caused sediment deposits in Scotland 8,000 years ago and records of at least six earthquake-generated tsunamis exist from 842 to 1761 AC. The high...

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Main Authors: Silvia Chacón-Barrantes, Rangaswami Narayanan, Roberto Mayerle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tsunami Society International 2013-01-01
Series:Science of Tsunami Hazards
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Online Access:http://www.tsunamisociety.org/321ChaconEtAl.pdf