A comparative study of the 2013 typhoon Haiyan overwash sediments from a coastal cave and beach system at Salcedo, Eastern Samar, central Philippines

• Main Authors: Switzer, Adam D., Felix, Raquel P., Soria, Janneli Lea Acierto, Shaw, Timothy Adam
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Science::Geology; Biogeochemistry; Carbonation
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143569
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Typhoon Haiyan crossed the central Philippines on 8 November 2013 and generated storm surge up to 7 m with runup reaching 12 m which deposited overwash sediments inland in many different locations and environments. Collectively, these overwash sediments serve as key modern analogs to compare with ge...