Lake-sediment based paleoseismology: Limitations and perspectives from the Swiss Alps

K Kremer, SB Wirth, A Reusch, D Fäh… - Quaternary Science …, 2017 - Elsevier
In regions with moderate seismicity and large intervals between strong earthquakes,
paleoseismological archives that exceed the historical and instrumental timescale are …

6-kyr record of flood frequency and intensity in the western Mediterranean Alps–Interplay of solar and temperature forcing

P Sabatier, B Wilhelm, GF Ficetola, F Moiroux… - Quaternary Science …, 2017 - Elsevier
The high-resolution sedimentological and geochemical analysis of a sediment sequence
from Lake Savine (Western Mediterranean Alps, France) led to the identification of 220 event …

Instant sedimentation in a deep Alpine lake (Iseo, Italy) controlled by climate, human and geodynamic forcing

W Rapuc, F Arnaud, P Sabatier, FS Anselmetti… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The sedimentary processes in the deep basin of large peri‐Alpine lakes have not been
studied much on long timescales due to high coring complexity of such lake systems. In …

Holocene seismic activity in south‐eastern Switzerland: Evidence from the sedimentary record of Lake Silvaplana

B Bellwald, V Nigg, SC Fabbri, LWM Becker… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
High‐Alpine regions are prone to a large variety of geohazards, among which earthquakes
have the strongest impact on landscape and local population. Historic records indicate a …

Did the Younger Dryas to Holocene climate transition favour high seismicity rates in the north‐western Alps?

M Banjan, C Crouzet, P Sabatier, H Jomard… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In the French north‐western Alps, several lakes of glacial origin, such as Aiguebelette and
La Thuile, present some mass‐transport deposits within their sedimentary sequences …

Holocene mass movements in west and mid-Norwegian fjords and lakes

B Bellwald, BO Hjelstuen, HP Sejrup, T Stokowy… - Marine Geology, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, identified mass transport deposits (MTDs) in previously analyzed as well as
new sediment cores and seismic profiles from 22 fjord systems and six lakes in west and mid …

A database of potential paleoseismic evidence in Switzerland

K Kremer, G Gassner-Stamm, R Grolimund… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Paleoseismological evidence is indispensable for the identification of large prehistoric
earthquakes and the extension of the temporal coverage of historical and instrumental …

6600 years of earthquake record in the Julian Alps (Lake Bohinj, Slovenia)

W Rapuc, P Sabatier, M Andrič, C Crouzet… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Sequences of lake sediments often form long and continuous records that may be sensitive
recorders of seismic shaking. A multi‐proxy analysis of Lake Bohinj sediments associated …

Lateral variations in the signature of earthquake‐generated deposits in Lake Iznik, NW Turkey

R Gastineau, P Sabatier, SC Fabbri… - The Depositional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Using lake‐sediment cores to document past seismicity requires a comprehensive
understanding of possible lateral variations in depositional processes. This study aims to …

A multi-centennial record of past floods and earthquakes in Valle d'Aosta, Mediterranean Italian Alps

B Wilhelm, H Vogel… - Natural Hazards and Earth …, 2017 - nhess.copernicus.org
Mediterranean Alpine populations are particularly exposed to natural hazards like floods
and earthquakes because of both the close Mediterranean humidity source and the …