SEDIMENTARY EVIDENCE OF PALAEO-TSUNAMI DEPOSITS ALONG THE LOUKKOS ESTUARY (MOROCCAN ATLANTIC COAST)
Analysis of the CARLA-11 core drilled along the lower Loukkos valley near Larache in northern Morocco shows a thin level of shelly sand at 465 to 482 cm depth, whose sedimentological features are those of a high-energy, certainly a tsunami deposit. The level can be subdivided into 3 subunits: Subuni...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Tsunami Society International
2015-05-01
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Series: | Science of Tsunami Hazards |
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Online Access: | http://www.tsunamisociety.org/342MhammdiEtAl.pdf |