Active tectonics of the Hellenic subduction zone

By:

Beth Shaw

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Springer Theses

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This thesis is remarkable for the wide range of the techniques and observations used and for its insights, which cross several disciplines. It begins by solving a famous puzzle of the ancient world, which is what was responsible for the tsunami that destroyed settlements in the eastern Mediterranean in 365 AD. By radiocarbon dating of preserved marine organisms, Shaw demonstrates that the whole of western Crete was lifted out of the sea by up to 10 meters in a massive earthquake at that time, which occured on a previously unknown fault. The author shows that the resulting tsunami would have the characteristics described by ancient writers, and uses modern GPS measurements and coastline geomorphology to show that the strain build-up near Crete requires such a tsunami-earthquake about every 6.000 years - a major insight into Mediterranean tsunami hazard. A detailed seismological study of earthquakes in the Cretan arc over the last 50 years reveals other important features of its behaviour that were previously unknown. Finally, she provides fundamental insights into the limitations of radiocarbon dating marine organisms, relating to how they secrete carbon into their skeletons. The thesis resulted in three major papers in top journals.

Release date Australia

August 23rd, 2016

Author

Beth Shaw

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Edition

Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2012

Illustrations

XIII, 169 p.

Pages

169

Series

Springer Theses

Dimensions

156x234x10

ISBN-13

9783662507414

Product ID

25332169

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