Geology for Tsunami

Course Description

Basic techniques for detecting geological and geomorphological evidences of paleo-tsunami and paleo-earthquake are explained. Subjects include coastal sedimentlogy, coastal geomorphology and Quaternary geochronology.

Lecturer

Masanobu SHISHIKURA (Active Fault and Earthquake Research Center, Geological Survey of Japan)

Days

1 day(s)

Syllabus

  1. Basic theory of coastal paleoseismology
  2. Field techniques in coastal paleoseismology
  3. Indoor work in coastal paleoseismology (air-photo interpretation and mapping)

Lecture Notes

Lecture ID# Note description Author Slide
Lecture #1 lecture ppt Masanobu SHISHIKURA T0-090-2012_Geology for Tsunami(shishikura1).pdf
Lecture #2 lecture ppt Masanobu SHISHIKURA T0-090-2012_Geology for Tsunami(shishikura2).pdf