Haslett, S.K and Bryant, E.A (2007) 'Evidence for historic coastal high-energy wave impact (tsunami?) in North Wales, United Kingdom.' Atlantic Geoscience, 43. pp. 137-147.
Abstract
Understanding the contribution of high-energy events (e.g. storms, tsunami) to coastal evolution is currently much debated. Field investigations in North Wales on Anglesey and the Lleyn Peninsula have identified four sites where imbricated boulder trains occur that are discriminators of wave characteristics. Clast analysis indicates that storm wave heights (c. 20 m), in excess of known extremes (5 - <9 m), are required to transport them. A possible explanation is the historic impact of tsunami (≥5 m high) that may be likely through time as the region is one of the most seismically active regions of the British Isles. Field evidence suggests that such a high wave energy event has not recurred along this coast within the last 400 years.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Divisions: | Chancelry and Research Management School of Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Oct 2024 20:32 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Oct 2024 20:32 |
| ISSN: | 2564-2987 |
| URI / Page ID: | https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/16614 |
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