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SUBMITTER: Toyofuku T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4268652 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Toyofuku Takashi T Duros Pauline P Fontanier Christophe C Mamo Briony B Bichon Sabrina S Buscail Roselyne R Chabaud Gérard G Deflandre Bruno B Goubet Sarah S Grémare Antoine A Menniti Christophe C Fujii Minami M Kawamura Kiichiro K Koho Karoliina Annika KA Noda Atsushi A Namegaya Yuichi Y Oguri Kazumasa K Radakovitch Olivier O Murayama Masafumi M de Nooijer Lennart Jan LJ Kurasawa Atushi A Ohkawara Nina N Okutani Takashi T Sakaguchi Arito A Jorissen Frans F Reichart Gert-Jan GJ Kitazato Hiroshi H
Scientific reports 20141217
On March 11(th), 2011 the Mw 9.0 2011 Tōhoku-Oki earthquake resulted in a tsunami which caused major devastation in coastal areas. Along the Japanese NE coast, tsunami waves reached maximum run-ups of 40 m, and travelled kilometers inland. Whereas devastation was clearly visible on land, underwater impact is much more difficult to assess. Here, we report unexpected results obtained during a research cruise targeting the seafloor off Shimokita (NE Japan), shortly (five months) after the disaster. ...[more]