Reef-Platform Coral Boulders Evidence for High-Energy Marine Inundation Events on Tropical Coastlines /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Terry, James P. (Συγγραφέας), Lau, A Y Annie (Συγγραφέας), Etienne, Samuel (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences,
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; Historical geology.; Sedimentology.; Oceanography.; Natural disasters.; Coasts.; Earth Sciences.; Coastal Sciences.; Historical Geology.; Natural Hazards.

The primary goal here is to present a treatise on the significance and value of coarse clastic carbonate sediments (i.e. large coral boulders) on tropical coastlines for understanding both modern and pre-historical (Holocene) high-magnitude marine inundation events.  There has been a rapid groundswe...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Coastal Boulders: Introduction and Scope
• Historical review and changing terminology
• The Scientific Value of Reef-Platform Boulders for Interpreting Coastal Hazards
• Uncertainties and Continuing Challenges with Interpreting Coastal Boulders
• Case Study: Coastal Boulder Fields on Taveuni Island Coasts, Fiji
• Outlook for Boulder Studies Within Tropical Geomorphology and Coastal Research.