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- description: 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.; 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.
Citation
- Title CTD_DATABASE - Cascadia tsunami deposit database.
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- creation Date
2018-05-21T11:17:23.099231
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2018-08-06T19:39:21Z
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on a transform by Damian Ulbricht. Run on 2018-08-06T19:39:21Z
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CINERGI Metadata catalog
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- electronic Mail Address cinergi@sdsc.edu
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eng
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2007
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urn:dciso:metadataabout:bcc163f4-ae00-4cdc-9011-14f542cbe195
Metadata record format is ISO19139 XML (MD_Metadata)