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Finding of Probable Tsunami Boulders on Jiupeng Coast in Southeastern Taiwan
- Source :
- Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Vol 24, Iss 1, p 159 (2013)
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- Chinese Geoscience Union, 2013.
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Abstract
- We find three coral boulders (approx. 5 m across) resting on the Holocene coral terrace on the Jiupeng coast of southeastern Taiwan. Three exotic corals on the outer part of the boulders are dated at ca. 5000 yr BP which is similar to that of in situ corals composing the Holocene terrace. We interpret that these boulders were broken off from the coral terrace and were transported by tsunami waves, although the timing of the paleotsunami is not determined at this stage.
- Subjects :
- Atmospheric Science
geography
geography.geographical_feature_category
Tsunami wave
Radiocarbon age
Coral
lcsh:QE1-996.5
lcsh:G1-922
Oceanography
lcsh:Geology
Tsunami boulder
Terrace (geology)
Southeastern coast of Taiwan
Stage (stratigraphy)
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
Geology
Holocene
lcsh:Geography (General)
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23117680 and 10170839
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0ee00598ff64d1849a21bd71056b365e