Coastal evolution of the Sultanate Oman (Arabian Peninsula) - tectonic versus sea-level forcing
Final Report Abstract
The aim of this preliminary study was to identify sedimentological as well as geomorphological evidence along the coastline of Oman, which can be used to reveal the Quaternary coastal evolution and the associated neotectonic movements. This aim was successfully achieved. We see a great potential to reliably constrain the chronology of the raised marine terraces using OSL. Furthermore, we proved the existence of paleotsunami. Further investigations of these deposits will reveal recurrence intervals and allow modelling the run-up of potential future tsunamis. This data will be of utmost importance for the tsunami early warning system, which is currently being set up by the UNESCO. The research had an excessive media feedback within Oman (see nug.rwth-aachen.de for some media feedback).
Publications
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(2013) Block and boulder accumulations along the coastline between Fins and Sur (Sultanate of Oman): tsunamigenic remains? Natural Hazards 65: 851-873
Hoffmann, G., Reicherter , K., Wiatr, T., Grützner, C., Rausch, T.
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(2013) Review of the longterm coastal evolution of Oman - subsidence versus uplift. Zeltschrift der deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften 164 (2): 237-252
Hoffmann, G., Rupprechter, M. & Mayerhofer , C.
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(2013) The Impact of the 1945 Makran tsunami along the coastlines of the Arabian Sea (Northern Indian Ocean) - a review. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie 57, Suppl 4, 257-277
Hoffmann, G., Rupprechter, M., Al Balushi, N., Grützner, C. & Reicherter, K.
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Ground penetrating radar facies of inferred tsunami deposits on the shores of the Arabian Sea (Northern Indian Ocean). Marine Geology 351:13-34
Koster, B., Hoffmann, G., Grützner, C. & Reicherter , K.
