Cascadia Tsunami Deposit Database
Open-File Report
2003-13
By: Robert Peters, Bruce Jaffe, Guy Gelfenbaum, and Curt Peterson
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Abstract
The Cascadia Tsunami Deposit Database contains data on the location and sedimentological properties of tsunami deposits found along the Cascadia margin. Data have been compiled from 52 studies, documenting 59 sites from northern California to Vancouver Island, British Columbia that contain known or potential tsunami deposits. Bibliographical references are provided for all sites included in the database. Cascadia tsunami deposits are usually seen as anomalous sand layers in coastal marsh or lake sediments. The studies cited in the database use numerous criteria based on sedimentary characteristics to distinguish tsunami deposits from sand layers deposited by other processes, such as river flooding and storm surges. Several studies cited in the database contain evidence for more than one tsunami at a site. Data categories include age, thickness, layering, grainsize, and other sedimentological characteristics of Cascadia tsunami deposits. The database documents the variability observed in tsunami deposits found along the Cascadia margin.
Suggested Citation
Peters, R., Jaffe, B., Gelfenbaum, G., and Peterson, C., 2003, Cascadia Tsunami Deposit Database: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2003-13, Report: 24 p.; Metadata; Database: XLS; Database: TXT; ArcView covers, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr0313.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Cascadia Tsunami Deposit Database |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2003-13 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr0313 |
| Year Published | 2003 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | Report: 24 p.; Metadata; Database: XLS; Database: TXT; ArcView covers |
| Country | Canada;United States |
| State | British Columbia;California;Oregon;Washington |
| Other Geospatial | Cascadia;Vancouver Island |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | Y |