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dc.contributor.authorGaffney, Vincent L.
dc.contributor.authorFitch, Simon
dc.contributor.authorBates, M.
dc.contributor.authorWare, R.L.
dc.contributor.authorKinnaird, T.
dc.contributor.authorGearey, B.
dc.contributor.authorHill, T.
dc.contributor.authorTelford, Richard
dc.contributor.authorBatt, Catherine M.
dc.contributor.authorStern, Ben
dc.contributor.authorWhittaker, J.
dc.contributor.authorDavies, S.
dc.contributor.authorBen Sharada, Mohammed
dc.contributor.authorEverett, R.
dc.contributor.authorCribdon, R.
dc.contributor.authorKistler, L.
dc.contributor.authorHarris, Sam
dc.contributor.authorKearney, K.
dc.contributor.authorWalker, James
dc.contributor.authorMuru, Merle
dc.contributor.authorHamilton, D.
dc.contributor.authorLaw, M.
dc.contributor.authorFinlay, A.
dc.contributor.authorBates, R.
dc.contributor.authorAllaby, R.G.
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-13T18:10:32Z
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-13T17:17:37Z
dc.date.available2020-08-13T18:10:32Z
dc.date.available2020-08-13T17:17:37Z
dc.date.issued2020-07-15
dc.identifier.citationGaffney VL, Fitch S, Bates M et al (2020) Multi-Proxy Characterisation of the Storegga Tsunami and Its Impact on the Early Holocene Landscapes of the Southern North Sea. Geosciences. 10(7): 270.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10454/17955
dc.descriptionYesen_US
dc.description.abstractDoggerland was a landmass occupying an area currently covered by the North Sea until marine inundation took place during the mid-Holocene, ultimately separating the British landmass from the rest of Europe. The Storegga Event, which triggered a tsunami reflected in sediment deposits in the northern North Sea, northeast coastlines of the British Isles and across the North Atlantic, was a major event during this transgressive phase. The spatial extent of the Storegga tsunami however remains unconfirmed as, to date, no direct evidence for the event has been recovered from the southern North Sea. We present evidence of a tsunami deposit in the southern North Sea at the head of a palaeo-river system that has been identified using seismic survey. The evidence, based on lithostratigraphy, geochemical signatures, macro and microfossils and sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA), supported by optical stimulated luminescence (OSL) and radiocarbon dating, suggests that these deposits were a result of the tsunami. Seismic identification of this stratum and analysis of adjacent cores showed diminished traces of the tsunami which was largely removed by subsequent erosional processes. Our results confirm previous modelling of the impact of the tsunami within this area of the southern North Sea, and also indicate that these effects were temporary, localized, and mitigated by the dense woodland and topography of the area. We conclude that clear physical remnants of the wave in these areas are likely to be restricted to now buried, palaeo-inland basins and incised river valley systems.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.isreferencedbyhttps://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences10070270en_US
dc.rights(c) 2020 The Authors. This is an Open Access article distributed under the Creative Commons CC-BY license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)en_US
dc.subjectSeismicen_US
dc.subjectTsunamien_US
dc.subjectDoggerlanden_US
dc.subjectPalaeoenvironmenten_US
dc.subjectPalaeolandscapeen_US
dc.subjectSedimentary ancient DNAen_US
dc.subjectGeochemistryen_US
dc.subjectGeomorphologyen_US
dc.subjectMesolithicen_US
dc.subjectStoreggaen_US
dc.subjectNorth Seaen_US
dc.titleMulti-Proxy Characterisation of the Storegga Tsunami and Its Impact on the Early Holocene Landscapes of the Southern North Seaen_US
dc.status.refereedYesen_US
dc.date.Accepted2020-07-11
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.type.versionPublished versionen_US
dc.date.updated2020-08-13T17:10:35Z
refterms.dateFOA2020-08-13T17:18:02Z


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