Tsunami Deposits. Storms vs. Tsunami Frequency/Magnitude Source? Event stratigraphy : Identifying (EQ, Landslides, Storms) Tsunami fine landward Storms coarsen landward Basinwide synchroneity Dating (multiple methods) Big Boulders (wave energy, inundation). Tsunami Deposits (cont’d). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Tsunami DepositsTsunami Deposits
Storms vs. TsunamiStorms vs. Tsunami– Frequency/MagnitudeFrequency/Magnitude– Source?Source?– Event stratigraphy : Event stratigraphy :
Identifying (EQ, Landslides, Storms)Identifying (EQ, Landslides, Storms)– Tsunami fine landwardTsunami fine landward– Storms coarsen landwardStorms coarsen landward– Basinwide synchroneityBasinwide synchroneity
Dating (multiple methods)Dating (multiple methods)Big Boulders (wave energy, Big Boulders (wave energy, inundation)inundation)
Defining landslidesDefining landslides– Morphology- Is it Morphology- Is it reallyreally a a landslide?landslide?
– Populations of varied environmentsPopulations of varied environments– Composite vs. discrete?Composite vs. discrete?– Classification scheme (slide vs. Classification scheme (slide vs. slump, etc.)slump, etc.)
– US West Coast seismic and US West Coast seismic and multibeam (5 or 6 PhDs work!)multibeam (5 or 6 PhDs work!)