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DOI	10.1007/s11069-020-04013-9
	Evidence of prehistoric liquefaction in Kuwait and implications for the seismic vulnerability of the Arabian Gulf Countries
	Bou-Rabee F.; Young Y.L.; Okal E.A.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	0921030X
起始页码	799
结束页码	813
卷号	103 期号:1
英文摘要	This paper presents and analyzes paleo-liquefaction features found in the State of Kuwait. The features are cemented sand and gravel-filled dikes of Pleisto–Holocene age with appearance and composition similar to typical “sandstone pipes.” The significant age difference between the cemented dikes and the surrounding loose sand, the size and spatial distribution of the dikes, and the local geologic and hydrologic setting all suggest that the feature probably results from a single large event of seismic origin. Likely hypotheses include shaking during large earthquakes or seiching of tsunami-like waves. Additional research is needed to identify the exact cause of these dike formations, which is important for the purpose of improving seismic risk and vulnerability assessment of the Arabian Gulf countries. The search may also help explain the disappearance of an ancient civilization that lived in the same region approximately seven thousand years ago. © 2020, Springer Nature B.V.
关键词	Kuwait Liquefaction Seismic risk
英文关键词	earthquake event; hazard assessment; liquefaction; paleoseismicity; prehistoric; seismic hazard; spatiotemporal analysis; vulnerability; Kuwait [Kuwait (NTN)]; Kuwait [Middle East]
语种	英语
来源期刊	Natural Hazards
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/205611
作者单位	Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait; Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48103, United States; Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, United States
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Bou-Rabee F.,Young Y.L.,Okal E.A.. Evidence of prehistoric liquefaction in Kuwait and implications for the seismic vulnerability of the Arabian Gulf Countries[J],2020,103(1).
APA	Bou-Rabee F.,Young Y.L.,&Okal E.A..(2020).Evidence of prehistoric liquefaction in Kuwait and implications for the seismic vulnerability of the Arabian Gulf Countries.Natural Hazards,103(1).
MLA	Bou-Rabee F.,et al."Evidence of prehistoric liquefaction in Kuwait and implications for the seismic vulnerability of the Arabian Gulf Countries".Natural Hazards 103.1(2020).