Arctic tsunamis threaten coastal landscapes and communities – survey of Karrat Isfjord 2017 tsunami effects in Nuugaatsiaq, western Greenland
On the 17 June 2017, a massive landslide which mobilized 35–58 million m3 of material entered the Karrat Isfjord in western Greenland. It triggered a tsunami wave with a runup height exceeding 90 m close to the landslide, ca. 50 m on the opposite shore of the fjord. The tsunami travelled ca. 32 km a...
| Published in: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2020
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-2521-2020 https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/20/2521/2020/nhess-20-2521-2020.pdf https://doaj.org/article/8355514a29bf49d4a70aba072f04a9fe |