Geo-hazards in the North Arabian Sea with special emphasis on Makran Subduction Zone

SAH Gardezi, X Luan, Z Sun, R Haider, Y Zhang… - Earth-Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
The intricate convergence of tectonic plates and the interplay between landmasses and
oceans in subduction zones give rise to marine geo-hazards, encompassing catastrophic …

[HTML][HTML] A review of tsunami hazards in the Makran subduction zone

A Rashidi, D Dutykh, ZH Shomali… - Geosciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
The uncertain tsunamigenic potential of the Makran Subduction Zone (MSZ) has made it an
interesting natural laboratory for tsunami-related studies. This study aims to review the …

Assessment of climate change impacts on sea surface temperatures and sea level rise—The Arabian Gulf

ME Hereher - Climate, 2020 - mdpi.com
The Arabian Gulf is one of the regions in the world experiencing major changes due to
increased economic growth rates and development practices. As a shallow water body …

Particle-size distribution of inferred tsunami deposits in Sur Lagoon, Sultanate of Oman

SV Donato, EG Reinhardt, JI Boyce, JE Pilarczyk… - Marine Geology, 2009 - Elsevier
The sedimentary characteristics of shell beds within an interpreted tsunami deposit from Sur
Lagoon, Oman were examined using shell taphonomy and high-resolution particle-size …

New insights into the source of the Makran tsunami of 27 November 1945 from tsunami waveforms and coastal deformation data

M Heidarzadeh, K Satake - Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2015 - Springer
We constrain the source of the 27 November 1945 tsunami in the Makran Subduction Zone
(MSZ) using available tsunami waveforms recorded on tide gauges at Mumbai (India) and …

Possible sources of the tsunami observed in the northwestern Indian Ocean following the 2013 September 24 Mw 7.7 Pakistan inland earthquake

M Heidarzadeh, K Satake - Geophysical Journal International, 2014 - academic.oup.com
We report and analyse the tsunami recorded in the northwestern Indian Ocean at the
Makran region following the M w 7.7 Pakistan inland strike-slip earthquake on 2013 …

Turbidite system architecture and sedimentary processes along topographically complex slopes: the Makran convergent margin

J Bourget, S Zaragosi… - …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates the morphology and Late Quaternary sediment distribution of the
Makran turbidite system (Makran subduction zone, north‐west Indian Ocean) from a nearly …

A probabilistic tsunami hazard assessment for the Makran subduction zone at the northwestern Indian Ocean

M Heidarzadeh, A Kijko - Natural hazards, 2011 - Springer
A probabilistic tsunami hazard assessment is performed for the Makran subduction zone
(MSZ) at the northwestern Indian Ocean employing a combination of probability evaluation …

Assessment of the coastal vulnerability to sea level rise: Sultanate of Oman

M Hereher, T Al-Awadhi, S Al-Hatrushi… - Environmental Earth …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The Sultanate of Oman overlooks three water bodies: The Arabian Sea, the Sea of
Oman and the Arabian Gulf with a coastal face of more than 3000 km. Due to the recent …

Highstand vs. lowstand turbidite system growth in the Makran active margin: Imprints of high-frequency external controls on sediment delivery mechanisms to deep …

J Bourget, S Zaragosi, S Ellouz-Zimmermann… - Marine Geology, 2010 - Elsevier
Late Quaternary turbidite system growth along the Makran convergent margin is investigated
through a set of deep-sea cores from upper slope and piggy-back basins to deep basin plain …