Multi-proxy characterisation of the Storegga tsunami and its impact on the early Holocene landscapes of the southern North Sea

• Published in: Geosciences
• Main Authors: Gaffney, V, Fitch, S, Bates, M, Ware, R.L, Kinnaird, T, Gearey, B, Hill, T, Telford, R, Batt, C, Stern, B, Whittaker, J, Davies, S, Sharada, M.B, Everett, R, Cribdon, R, Kistler, L, Harris, S, Kearney, K, Walker, J, Muru, M, Hamilton, D, Law, M, Finlay, A, Bates, R, Allaby, R.G
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2020
• Subjects: Storegga; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/13330/; http://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/13330/1/13330.pdf; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences10070270

Doggerland 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...