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Radiocarbon, Cesium-137, Grain Size, and X-ray Fluorescence Data for Tsunami Geology Investigation, Driftwood Bay, Umnak Island, Alaska (2018)

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These files provide the complete data release for the paper entitled, "Frequent large tsunamis spanned locked/creeping parts of the Aleutian megathrust." The data set consists of nine tables that include radiocarbon dates, cesium-137 activity, grain size measurements, and scanning X-ray fluorescence element intensity counts.

Author(s): Witter, R. C.; Gelfenbaum, G.; Corbett, R.; Tam, A.; La Selle, S. M.

Suggested Citation:
Witter, R. C., Gelfenbaum, G., Corbett, R., Tam, A. and La Selle, S. M., 2018, Radiocarbon, Cesium-137, Grain Size, and X-ray Fluorescence Data for Tsunami Geology Investigation, Driftwood Bay, Umnak Island, Alaska (2018): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9D7KLJV.

Referenced Publication(s):

Witter, R. C., R. W. Briggs, S. E. Engelhart, G. Gelfenbaum, R. D. Koehler, A. R. Nelson, S. M. La Selle, R. Corbett, and K. L. Wallace. 2019. Evidence for frequent, large tsunamis spanning locked and creeping parts of the Aleutian megathrust. Geological Society of America Bulletin 131(5-6):707-729. doi:10.1130/B32031.1


DataID: 218 | doi:10.5066/P9D7KLJV | Date Posted Online: 2018-08-28 | Last Updated: 2020-10-05 16:24:41

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