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This paper presents a description of geomorphological change associated with the Flores tsunami of 12th December 1992. Evidence for severe coastal erosion during the tsunami is indicated by extensive eroded coral boulder complexes, considerable lowering of coastal’ land surfaces and the formation of ephemeral cliff lines.
Detailed measurement has shown that locally at least 43m3 of sediment per metre of coastline was removed during the tsunami. Many areas of coastline were characterised by the deposition of extensive and continuous sediment sheets locally up to lm in thickness. Farther inland, the sediment cover becomes discontinuous and generally extends as far as the limit of tsunami runup. Other futures observed include earthquake-induced coastal landslides and liquefaction phenomena and transported man-made structures by the tsunami.
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Shi, S., Dawson, A.G., Smith, D.E. (1995). Geomorphological Impact of the Flores Tsunami of 12th December, 1992. In: Tsuchiya, Y., Shuto, N. (eds) Tsunami: Progress in Prediction, Disaster Prevention and Warning. Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8565-1_13
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