SEDIMENTARY EVIDENCE OF PALAEO-TSUNAMI DEPOSITS ALONG THE LOUKKOS ESTUARY (MOROCCAN ATLANTIC COAST)

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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Main Authors: Nadia Mhammdi, Fida Medina, Alain Trentesaux, Eric Font, Zayneb Belkhayat, Mohammed-Ali Geawhari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tsunami Society International 2015-05-01
Series:Science of Tsunami Hazards
Subjects:
Loukkos
Gulf of Cadiz
sedimentology
high-energy events
Online Access:http://www.tsunamisociety.org/342MhammdiEtAl.pdf

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