%0 Journal Article %1 gaffney2020multiproxy %A Gaffney, V. %A Fitch, S. %A Bates, M.R. %A Ware, R.L. %A Kinnaird, T.C. %A Gearey, B. %A Hill, T. %A Telford, R. %A Batt, C. %A Stern, B. %A Whittaker, J. %A Davies, S %A Ben Sharada, M. %A Everett, R. %A Cribdon, R. %A Kistler, L. %A Harris, S. %A Kearney, K. %A Walker, J. %A Muru, M. %A Hamilton, D. %A Law, M. %A Finlay, A. %A Bates, C.R %A Allaby, R.G. %D 2020 %J Geosciences %K manuscript myown %P 270-289 %R https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences10070270 %T Multi-proxy characterisation of the Storegga Tsunami and its impact on the early Holocene landscapes of the southern North Sea %V 10 %X Doggerland was a landmass occupying an area currently covered by the North Sea until marine inundation took place during the mid-Holocene, ultimately separating the British landmass from the rest of Europe. The Storegga Event, which triggered a tsunami reflected in sediment deposits in the northern North Sea, northeast coastlines of the British Isles and across the North Atlantic, was a major event during this transgressive phase. The spatial extent of the Storegga tsunami however remains unconfirmed as, to date, no direct evidence for the event has been recovered from the southern North Sea. We present evidence of a tsunami deposit in the southern North Sea at the head of a palaeo-river system that has been identified using seismic survey. The evidence, based on lithostratigraphy, geochemical signatures, macro and microfossils and sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA), supported by optical stimulated luminescence (OSL) and radiocarbon dating, suggests that these deposits were a result of the tsunami. Seismic identification of this stratum and analysis of adjacent cores showed diminished traces of the tsunami which was largely removed by subsequent erosional processes. Our results confirm previous modelling of the impact of the tsunami within this area of the southern North Sea, and also indicate that these effects were temporary, localized, and mitigated by the dense woodland and topography of the area. We conclude that clear physical remnants of the wave in these areas are likely to be restricted to now buried, palaeo-inland basins and incised river valley systems

@article{gaffney2020multiproxy, abstract = {Doggerland was a landmass occupying an area currently covered by the North Sea until marine inundation took place during the mid-Holocene, ultimately separating the British landmass from the rest of Europe. The Storegga Event, which triggered a tsunami reflected in sediment deposits in the northern North Sea, northeast coastlines of the British Isles and across the North Atlantic, was a major event during this transgressive phase. The spatial extent of the Storegga tsunami however remains unconfirmed as, to date, no direct evidence for the event has been recovered from the southern North Sea. We present evidence of a tsunami deposit in the southern North Sea at the head of a palaeo-river system that has been identified using seismic survey. The evidence, based on lithostratigraphy, geochemical signatures, macro and microfossils and sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA), supported by optical stimulated luminescence (OSL) and radiocarbon dating, suggests that these deposits were a result of the tsunami. Seismic identification of this stratum and analysis of adjacent cores showed diminished traces of the tsunami which was largely removed by subsequent erosional processes. Our results confirm previous modelling of the impact of the tsunami within this area of the southern North Sea, and also indicate that these effects were temporary, localized, and mitigated by the dense woodland and topography of the area. We conclude that clear physical remnants of the wave in these areas are likely to be restricted to now buried, palaeo-inland basins and incised river valley systems}, added-at = {2020-07-27T16:13:24.000+0200}, author = {Gaffney, V. and Fitch, S. and Bates, M.R. and Ware, R.L. and Kinnaird, T.C. and Gearey, B. and Hill, T. and Telford, R. and Batt, C. and Stern, B. and Whittaker, J. and Davies, S and Ben Sharada, M. and Everett, R. and Cribdon, R. and Kistler, L. and Harris, S. and Kearney, K. and Walker, J. and Muru, M. and Hamilton, D. and Law, M. and Finlay, A. and Bates, C.R and Allaby, R.G.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/27138f8f34d5654f1aee270687101e223/timkinnaird}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences10070270}, interhash = {95b4b2e85daa62043ee57523e0af4464}, intrahash = {7138f8f34d5654f1aee270687101e223}, journal = {Geosciences}, keywords = {manuscript myown}, pages = {270-289}, timestamp = {2020-07-27T16:14:29.000+0200}, title = {Multi-proxy characterisation of the Storegga Tsunami and its impact on the early Holocene landscapes of the southern North Sea}, volume = 10, year = 2020 }