BENTHIC FORAMINIFERAL AND ITS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION STUDIES BETWEEN THE TSUNAMIGENIC SEDIMENTS OF MANDAPAM AND TUTICORIN, SOUTH EAST COAST OF INDIA

The Gulf of Mannar is a transitional zone between the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean proper and is connected with the Bay of Bengal through a shallow sill, the Palk Strait. The study area extends from Mandapam to Tuticorin on the southern coast of Tamil Nadu (India) over a distance of 120 km. It is bo...

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Main Authors: S. P. MOHAN, A. SOLAI AND, M. SURESH GANDHI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tsunami Society International 2007-01-01
Series:Science of Tsunami Hazards
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Online Access:http://tsunamisociety.org/262Gandhi.pdf