Predicted sedimentary record of reflected bores
By: B. Higman, G. Gelfenbaum, P. Lynett, A. Moore, and B. Jaffe
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Abstract
Where a steep slope blocks an inrushing tsunami, the tsunami commonly reverses direction as a reflected bore. A simple method for relating vertical and horizontal variation in sediment size to output from numerical models of depth-averaged tsunami flow yields predictions about the sedimentary record of reflected bores: 1. Near the reflector, a abrupt slowing of the flow as the reflected bore passes is recorded by a normally graded layer that drapes preexisting topography. 2. At intermediate distances from the reflector, the deposit consists of a single normally graded bed deposited preferentially in depressions, possibly including a sharp fine-over-coarse contact. This contact records a brief period of erosion as the front of the reflected bore passes. 3. Far seaward of the reflector, grading in the deposit includes two distinct normally graded beds deposited preferentially in depressions separated by an erosional unconformity. The second normally graded bed records the reflected bore.
| Publication type | Conference Paper |
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| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Predicted sedimentary record of reflected bores |
| ISBN | 0784409269; 9780784409268 |
| DOI | 10.1061/40926(239)85 |
| Year Published | 2007 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | ACSE |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Conference publication |
| Larger Work Title | Coastal Sediments '07 - Proceedings of 6th International Symposium on Coastal Engineering and Science of Coastal Sediment Processes |
| Conference Title | 6th International Symposium on Coastal Engineering and Science of Coastal Sediment Processes |
| Conference Location | New Orleans, LA |
| Conference Date | May 13-17, 2007 |
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