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Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Geography (BRIEFSGEOGRAPHY)
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This book presents geomorphological and sedimentological aspects of Holocene boulder ridges along the coastline of western Ireland (the Aran Islands and Galway Bay). Given these boulders’ size, extent and altitude, they are among the most spectacular deposits moved by marine forces worldwide and have challenged researchers to solve their enigmatic history. In particular, the question of how their features were formed (by storm waves or by tsunamis) is a matter of heated debate. The documentation is based on the authors' own field research, including observations on the boulder transport capacity of six extremely strong winter storms in the 2013/14 season. Discussing the arguments published to date and using more than 130 images for clarity, the book addresses the character, setting and extraordinary size of these boulders moved on land, comparing them with the situation along other exposed coastlines of the world.
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Book Title: Origin and Formation of Coastal Boulder Deposits at Galway Bay and the Aran Islands, Western Ireland
Authors: Wibke Erdmann, Dieter Kelletat, Anja Scheffers, Simon K. Haslett
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Geography
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16333-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-16332-1Published: 21 April 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-16333-8Published: 07 April 2015
Series ISSN: 2211-4165
Series E-ISSN: 2211-4173
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 125
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 136 illustrations in colour
Topics: Coastal Sciences, Geomorphology, Natural Hazards, Oceanography