Investigating past earthquakes with coral microatolls

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Abstract

Intertidal corals (microatolls) preserve evidence of past uplift or subsidence with annual precision. Microatoll records are particularly useful along subduction zones, and can reveal past earthquake ruptures at a level of detail that is ordinarily limited to the instrumental era.


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Philibosian, B.E., 2024, Investigating past earthquakes with coral microatolls: Past Global Changes (PAGES) Magazine, v. 32, no. 1, p. 22-23, https://doi.org/10.22498/pages.32.1.22.

Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Investigating past earthquakes with coral microatolls
Series title Past Global Changes (PAGES) Magazine
DOI 10.22498/pages.32.1.22
Volume 32
Issue 1
Year Published 2024
Language English
Publisher Past Global Changes
Contributing office(s) Earthquake Science Center
Description 2 p.
First page 22
Last page 23
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