Active tectonics of the Hellenic subduction zone

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Shaw, Beth (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
• Σειρά: Springer Theses
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; History.; Geology.; Historical geology.; Structural geology.; Geophysics.; Natural disasters.; Earth Sciences.; Structural Geology.; Natural Hazards.; Historical Geology.; History, general.; Geophysics/Geodesy.

This thesis is remarkable for the wide range of the techniques and observations used and for its insights, which cross several disciplines. It begins by solving a famous puzzle of the ancient world, which is what was responsible for the tsunami that destroyed settlements in the eastern Mediterranean...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• The AD 365 earthquake: large tsunamigenic earthquakes in the Hellenic Trench
• Earthquakes in the Eastern Mediterranean
• Radiometric dating of uplifted marine fauna in Crete and Central Greece
• Geomorphology
• Conclusions
• Appendices
• References.