Tsunami deposits database - Tropical and other climatic zones
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This is a geographic database from the paper: "Tsunami deposits in Tropical regions: A review." The database contains information on the global distribution of historical and prehistorical tsunami deposits, categorized into two groups based on their location: the Tropical Zone and other climatic zones. It includes geographical coordinates, bibliographic references, year of publication, location by region and country, geomorphic environments where tsunami deposits were found, and proxies used in identification. The database consists of three formats: shapefile, kmz, and csv. The database can grow in the future with contributions from all interested parties.
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We compiled a global database of scientific publications on tsunami deposits, spanning literature from older to more recent works up to August 2022. Only studies on tsunami deposits in historical and prehistorical sediments were considered. It was classified into two groups: 1) Tropical Zone and 2) Other Climatic Zones, using the world map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification. Literature was categorized by region and country within each climatic zone. The geographical coordinates of each site were obtained from the literature and plotted on Google Earth, providing additional information about reported tsunami deposit sites and their respective geomorphic settings. Can be used in Google Earth or GIS software.