Typhoon Haiyan's sedimentary record in coastal environments of the Philippines and its palaeotempestological implications

Brill, Dominik; May, Simon Matthias; Engel, Max; Reyes, Michelle; Pint, Anna; Opitz, Stephan; Dierick, Manuel; Gonzalo, Lia Anne; Esser, Sascha; Brückner, Helmut

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-2799-2016

Articles | Volume 16, issue 12

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-2799-2016

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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-2799-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 12

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21 Dec 2016

Research article |

| 21 Dec 2016

Typhoon Haiyan's sedimentary record in coastal environments of the Philippines and its palaeotempestological implications

Dominik Brill, Simon Matthias May, Max Engel, Michelle Reyes, Anna Pint, Stephan Opitz, Manuel Dierick, Lia Anne Gonzalo, Sascha Esser, and Helmut Brückner

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Typhoon Haiyan's sedimentary record in coastal environments of the Philippines and its palaeotempestological implications D. Brill, S. M. May, M. Engel, M. Reyes, and H. Brückner https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.24805.81125

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Sediments and landforms related to Typhoon Haiyan were documented for coastal settings on the Philippines. Sand sheets are restricted to coasts with strong inundation, while washover fans due to overtopping waves were more abundant. Wave-generated coral ridges are reported from an intertidal reef platform. As generated by an exceptional storm, documented signatures like the limited landward extent of sand sheets may potentially help to distinguish storm and tsunami in the geological record.