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, Vincent, Fitch, Simon, Bates, Martin, Ware, Roselyn L., Kinnaird, Tim, Gearey, Benjamin, Hill, Tom, Telford, Richard, Batt, Cathy, Stern, Ben, Whittaker, John, Davies, Sarah, Sharada, Mohammed Ben, Everett, Rosie, Cribdon, Rebecca, Kistler, Logan, Harris, Sam, Kearney, Kevin, Walker, James, Muru, Merle, Hamilton, Derek, Law, Matthew, Finlay, Alex, Bates, C. Richard, Allaby, Robin G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Seismic; Tsunami; Doggerland; Palaeoenvironment; Palaeolandscape; Sedimentary ancient DNA; Geochemistry; Geomorphology; Mesolithic; Storegga; North Sea; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/researchoutput/multiproxy-characterisation-of-the-storegga-tsunami-and-its-impact-on-the-early-holocene-landscapes-of-the-southern-north-sea(dfd0b218-a6f2-4e2f-9366-d61fbe062b5f).html; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences10070270; https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/10023/20254/1/Gaffney_2020_Multi_proxy_Geosciences_10_00270.pdf; https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/10/7/270

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...