Bedding structures in Indian tsunami deposits that provide clues to the dynamics of tsunami inundation

• Main Authors: Switzer, Adam D., Srinivasalu, S., Thangadurai, N., Ram Mohan, V.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/100374; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/16282
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami deposited an extensive sandsheet on the coastal plain of SE India. At particular sites, the sedimentary bedding in the sandsheet provides evidence of variable energy conditions and flow during inundation of the coast. Trenching of the deposits at sites where only unidir...