Tsunami vs. storm surge deposits: a review of the sedimentological and geomorphological records of extreme wave events (EWE) during the Holocene in the Gulf of Cadiz, Spain

The Gulf of Cadiz region of Spain has undergone many studies examining Holocene tsunami and storm deposists. Some of the studies aimed at determining recurrence intervals of events interpreted of tsunamigenic origin. A review of geomorphologic, sedimentary and paleontological features of these depos...

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Autores: Lario Gómez, Javier, Luque Ripoll, Luis de, Zazo Cardeña , Caridad, Goy Goy, José Luis, Spencer, Chris, Cabero del Río, Ana, Bardají Azcárate, Teresa, Borja, Francisco, Borja Barrera, César, Alonso Azcárate, Jacinto
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/42217
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/42217
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:551.79(460.355)
Extreme wave event
Tsunami
Storm surge
Sedimentology
Gulf of Cadiz
Geología estratigráfica
2506.19 Estratigrafía
Descrição
Resumo:The Gulf of Cadiz region of Spain has undergone many studies examining Holocene tsunami and storm deposists. Some of the studies aimed at determining recurrence intervals of events interpreted of tsunamigenic origin. A review of geomorphologic, sedimentary and paleontological features of these deposits suggests that only a few of them can be accurately ascribed to tsunami events; instead, most of them lack conclusive evidence of a tsunamigenci genesis and should be referred to as generated by extreme wave events (EWE)