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dc.contributor.author | Causon Deguara, Joanna | - |
dc.contributor.author | Gauci, Ritienne | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-28T11:33:42Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2022-01-28T11:33:42Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Causon Deguara, J., & Gauci, R. (2017). Evidence of extreme wave events from boulder deposits on the south-east coast of Malta (Central Mediterranean). Natural Hazards, 86(2), 543-568. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/87843 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Large boulder accumulations have been observed on various coasts bordering the Mediterranean and have been associated with extreme wave events such as powerful storms or tsunamis. This study provides an in-depth analysis of 430 boulder deposits, located along a 3.5 km stretch of rocky coast situated on the SE of the Maltese Islands. It includes a geomorphometric analysis of the observed boulders and use of numerical modelling to estimate wave height required to initiate boulder movement. Comparisons of aerial imagery over a period of 46 years have made it possible to identify boulder movement that could only be attributed to storm waves, given that no local tsunamigenic event has been recorded over this time period. Positioned in the central Mediterranean, the Maltese Islands are exposed to potential tsunamis generated by seismic activity associated with the Malta Escarpment, and the Calabrian and Hellenic arcs. Although imprints from historic tsunami impact cannot be excluded, results indicate that the area is exposed to strong storm waves that are capable of displacing some of the very large boulders observed on site. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Springer | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Boulders -- Malta -- Marsaskala -- Żonqor Point | en_GB |
dc.subject | Coasts -- Earthquakes effects -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Tsunami damage -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Rogue waves -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Geology -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.title | Evidence of extreme wave events from boulder deposits on the south-east coast of Malta (Central Mediterranean) | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s11069-016-2525-4 | - |
dc.publication.title | Natural Hazards | en_GB |
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