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Tsunamiites

Features and Implications

  • 2nd Edition - November 27, 2020
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Tsunemasa Shiki, Yoshinobu Tsuji, Teiji Yamazaki, Futoshi Nanayama
  • Language: English

Tsunamiites: Features and Implications, Second Edition, is an overview of the state-of-the art developments in sedimentology of tsunami-induced and tsunami-affected deposits,… Read more

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Description

Tsunamiites: Features and Implications, Second Edition, is an overview of the state-of-the art developments in sedimentology of tsunami-induced and tsunami-affected deposits, namely tsunamiites. It also highlights new problems and issues calling for additional investigation and provides insight into the direction for future tsunamiite research.

New to this edition: discussion of the impact of 2011 tsunami in Northern Japan as well as additional coverage of offshore tractive current deposition and deposition of boulders.

Key features

  • Includes a comprehensive overview of new developments in tsunamiites from leading experts
  • Covers future trends and development needs for researching sediments from tsunamis
  • New edition includes coverage and lessons learned from the 2011tsunami in Northern Japan

Readership

Tsunamiite-studies in general, Sedimentology, Geology (sedimentary geology, marine geology, applied geology, and others), coastal geomorphology, Seismology

Table of contents

1. Introduction: why a book tsunamiitesT. Shiki, K.Minoura, Y. Tsuji, and T. Yamazaki2. The Term “Tsunamiites”T. Shiki and T. Yamazaki3. Tsunamis and Tsunami SedimentologyD. Sugawara, K. Minoura, and F. Imamura4. Bedforms and Sedimentary Structures Characterizing Tsunami DepositsO. Fujiwara5. Tsunami depositional Processes Reflecting the waveform in a Small Bay: Interpretation from the Grain-size Distribution and Sedimentary StructureO. Fujiwara and T. Kamataki6. Deposits of the 1992 Nicaragua TsunamiB. Higman and J. Bourgeois7. Sedimentary Characteristics and depositional Processes of Onshore Tsunami Deposits: An Example of Sedimentation Associated with the 12 July 1993 Hokkaido-Nansei-oki Earthquake TsunamiF. Nanayama8. Distribution and Significance of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami Deposits: Initial Results from Thailand and Sri LankaK. Goto, F. Imamura, N. keethi, P. kunthasap, T. Matsui, K. Minoura, A.Ruangrassame, D. Sugawara, and s. supharatid9. Thickness and Grain-Size Distribution of Indian Ocean Tsunami Deposits at Khao Lak and Phra Thong Island, South-western Thailand10. Lessons from the 2011 Tohoku-oki Tunamoi: Implication for Paleo-Tsunami ResearchD. Sugawara11. An Overview on Offshore Tsunami Deposits P. J.M. Costa, L. Feist, .A. G. Dawson, I. Stewart, K. Reicherter and C. Andrade12. Combined Investigation of Traditions and Archived Documents and Relics of Earthquakes and Tsunami Hazards – With Reference to the 1700 Cascadia Earthquake Tsunami and Other Examples Recoded in Documents 13. Deep-Sea Homogenites: Sedimentary Expression of a Prehistoric Megatsunami in the Eastern MediterraneanM. A. Cita14. Tsunami-Related Sedimentary Properties of Mediterranean Homogenites as an Example of Deep-Sea TsunamiitesT. Shiki and.M. A.CitaAdditional comment T. Shiki15. Volcanic-Induced Tsunami and TsunamitesY. Nishimura16. Tsunamiites - Conceptual Descriptions and a Possible Case at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary in the Pernambuce Basin,Nortjheastrn BrazilG. Albertao, P.P. Martins Jr. and E. Marini17. Deep-Sea Tsunami deposits in the Proto-Caribbean Sea at the Cretaceous / Tertiary BoundaryK. Goto, R. Tada, E. Tajika, and T. Matsui18. The Genesis of Ocean Impact Craters and Impact Generated Tsunami DepositK. Goto19. Tsunami Boulder Deposits ― A Strongly Debated Topic in Palao-tsunami ResearchA. Scheffers 20. Characteristic Features of TsunamiitesT. Shiki, T. Tachibana, O. Fujiwara, K. Goto, F. Nanayama, and T. Yamazaki21. Sedimentology of Tsunamiits Reflecting Chaotic Events in the Geological Record―Significance and ProblemsT. Shiki and Tachibana

Product details

  • Edition: 2
  • Latest edition
  • Published: December 2, 2020
  • Language: English

About the editors

TS

Tsunemasa Shiki

Tsunemasa Shiki is Emeritus Professor at Kyoto University in Japan. Studies of subjects in sedimentology, marine Geology, disaster prevention.
Affiliations and expertise
Emeritus Professor, Kyoto University, Japan

YT

Yoshinobu Tsuji

Yoshinobu Tsuji, Head of Institute of Studies of Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Prevention. Formerly, Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Studies of Tsunami sediments with special attention to their historical documents.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, University of Tokyo, Japan

TY

Teiji Yamazaki

T. Yamazaki, Emeritus Professor of Osaka Kyoiku University, Sedimentology, Volcano-stratigraphy, Lithology, Toyonaka City, Osaka, Japan
Affiliations and expertise
Emeritus Professor, Osaka Kyoiku University, Japan

FN

Futoshi Nanayama

Chief of Senior Researcher at the Geological Survey of Japan, AIST and visiting Professor at the Center for Marine Environment Studies, Kumamoto University, Japan. Professor Nanayama specializes in the modern sedimentary process, sedimentary geology, sedimentary petrology, and earth science.
Affiliations and expertise
Paleogeodynamics Research Group, Institute of Geology and Geoinformation, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, Japan

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