Evidences for Extreme Wave Events in Velanganni Coast, Southeast of India

The present study focuses on sediment grain size, microfossil content and heavy minerals present in the sediments collected from a trench in the southeast coast of India in order to identify the frequent extreme wave events (e.g. storm surge, cyclone, tsunami, etc.). Two different depositional event...

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Main Authors: S.M. Hussain, P. Elakkiya, K. Elumalai, M.P. Jonathan, Ramasamy, Nagarajan
Format: Journal Article
Published: National Autonomous University of Mexico 2013
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Online Access:http://boletinsgm.igeolcu.unam.mx/bsgm/vols/epoca04/6501/(15)Hussain.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12649
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Summary:The present study focuses on sediment grain size, microfossil content and heavy minerals present in the sediments collected from a trench in the southeast coast of India in order to identify the frequent extreme wave events (e.g. storm surge, cyclone, tsunami, etc.). Two different depositional events were identified at different depths with distinct sedimentological, mineralogical and microfossil characteristics. These geological features further improve the understanding of depositional sequences in this region.