In:
Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union, American Geophysical Union (AGU), Vol. 84, No. 31 ( 2003-08-05), p. 289-293
Abstract:
One of the largest Holocene sub‐marine slides mapped on Earth is the Storegga slide offshore Norway [ Bugge , 1987] (Figure 1). Approximately 3500 km 3 material slid out and generated a huge tsunami dated to about 7300 14 C yr BP [ Bondevik et al ., 1997a], or ca 8150 calendar years BP. The tsunami is known from onshore deposits in Norway [ Bondevik et al ., 1997a], on the Faroe Islands [ Grauert et al ., 2001], and in Scotland [ Dawson et al ., 1993]. Of these, the tsunami deposits in western Norway reaches the highest elevation, indicating a runup of 10–12 m. In this article, we demonstrate that at the Shetland Islands between Norway and Scotland (Figure 1), this tsunami reached onshore heights at least 20 m above the sea level of that time.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0096-3941
,
2324-9250
DOI:
10.1029/2003EO310001
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Publication Date:
2003
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24845-9
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2118760-5
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240154-X
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16,13
