@article{fdi:010090259,
  title = {{S}edimentary evidence of tsunamis in {N}ew {C}aledonia, southwest {P}acific},
  author = {{P}aris, {R}. and {P}elletier, {B}ernard and {R}oger, {J}. and {W}assmer, {P}. and {S}abatier, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his study aims to identify tsunamis in the coastal sedimentary archives of {N}ew {C}aledonia ({G}rande {T}erre and the {L}oyalty {I}slands) in the southwest {P}acific, to extend a relatively short historical tsunami record (150 years), and to bring more constraints on the frequency of the main tsunamigenic earthquakes in the region. {U}sing a combination of sedimentary and geochemical approaches on sediment core samples, we document three types of deposits related to marine inundation: (1) bioclastic sand layers; (2) crypto-deposits with a marine chemical signature; and (3) accumulations of rounded pumice lapilli. {M}ost of the sampling sites being located outside the morpho-dynamic impact zone of the cyclones, a tsunami origin is preferred. {T}he spatial distribution of the deposits suggests tsunami runups exceeding 2.5 m a.s.l. on the northeastern coast of {G}rande {T}erre, 6 m on the eastern coast of {M}ar{\'e} {I}sland, and 10 m on the northeastern coast of {L}ifou {I}sland. {F}inally, at least six tsunamis were preserved in the sedimentary record: one event soon after 1000 {BCE}, two events during the first millennium {CE}, and at least three events during the last millenium (including a 15th century tsunami, the 28 {M}arch 1875 tsunami, and a tsunami possibly related to the 1729 earthquake in {V}anuatu).},
  keywords = {{T}sunami deposits ; {P}aleotsunami ; {N}ew {C}aledonia ; {L}oyalty {I}slands ; {M}elanesia ; {P}acific {I}slands ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE} ; {PACIFIQUE} {ILES}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine {G}eology},
  volume = {463},
  numero = {},
  pages = {107116 [19 ]},
  ISSN = {0025-3227},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.margeo.2023.107116},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090259},
}