Search Results - "Dawson, G A"

A tsunami record in the sedimentary archive of the central Algarve coast, Portugal: Characterizing sediment, reconstructing sources and inundation paths by Costa, PJM, Andrade, C, Freitas, MC, Oliveira, MA, Lopes, V, Dawson, AG, Moreno, J, Fatela, F, Jouanneau, J-M

“…This study describes sedimentation associated with the tsunami generated by the Lisbon earthquake of ad 1755. It is argued here that the tsunami deposited a…”
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Distinguishing tsunami and storm deposits: An example from Martinhal, SW Portugal by Kortekaas, S., Dawson, A.G.

“…Geological identification of past tsunamis is important for risk assessment studies, especially in areas where the historical record is limited or absent. The…”
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Tsunami hazards in Europe by Dawson, A.G, Lockett, P, Shi, S

“…Tsunami represents one of the most potentially serious forms of coastal flood risk. Although much is known on the recorded history of tsunamis for given areas…”
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Tsunami Deposits by Dawson, A G, Shi, S

“…--Geological investigations of coastal sediments indicate that prehistoric tsunamis can be identified. Their characterisation has altered our knowledge of the…”
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The Holocene Storegga Slide tsunami in the United Kingdom by Smith, D.E., Shi, S., Cullingford, R.A., Dawson, A.G., Dawson, S., Firth, C.R., Foster, I.D.L., Fretwell, P.T., Haggart, B.A., Holloway, L.K., Long, D.

“…All currently known sites in the United Kingdom with evidence for the Holocene Storegga Slide tsunami are described. Information on the altitude, distribution,…”
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Recent high-energy marine events in the sediments of Lagoa de Óbidos and Martinhal (Portugal): recognition, age and likely causes by Costa, P. J. M., Leroy, S. A. G., Dinis, J. L., Dawson, A. G., Kortekaas, S.

“…A key issue in coastal hazards research is the need to distinguish sediments deposited by past extreme storms from those of past tsunamis. This study…”
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Complex North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) Index signal of historic North Atlantic storm-track changes by Dawson, A. G., Hickey, K., Holt, T., Elliott, L., Dawson, S., Foster, I. D.L., Wadhams, P., Jonsdottir, I., Wilkinson, J., McKenna, J., Davis, N. R., Smith, D. E.

“…Previous reports have suggested a link between increased storminess in the North Atlantic during recent years with a period of time during which the North…”
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A double-blind trial of melatonin as a treatment for jet lag in international cabin crew by Petrie, K, Dawson, A G, Thompson, L, Brook, R

“…This study investigated the efficacy of oral melatonin in alleviating jet lag in flight crew after a series of international flights. The optimal time for…”
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Is Anterior Cruciate Reconstruction Superior to Conservative Treatment? by Dawson, A G, Hutchison, J D, Sutherland, A G

“…Not all patients who have a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) elect to have surgical reconstruction. The aim of this study was to assess the…”
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Geological and historical investigation of the 1650 Mt. Columbo (Thera Island) eruption and Tsunami, Aegean Sea, Greece by DOMINEY-HOWES, D. T. M, PAPADOPOULOS, G. A, DAWSON, A. G

“…This paper reviews geological andhistorical evidence for the eruption and tsunamireported to have occurred in 1650 in the areaof Mt. Columbo, Thera Island,…”
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Greenland (GISP2) ice core and historical indicators of complex North Atlantic climate changes during the fourteenth century by Dawson, A.G., Hickey, K., Mayewski, P.A., Nesje, A.

“…The paper uses Greenland GISP2 ice core data together with historical documentary information to investigate the nature of climate changes that took place…”
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Abnormal historic sea-surface fluctuations, SW England by Dawson, A.G, Musson, R.M.W, Foster, I.D.L, Brunsden, D

“…This paper presents a series of documentary accounts of abnormal sea surface changes that have affected the coastline of SW England during historic times. An…”
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Contaminants in fishes from great lakes-influenced sections and above dams of three Michigan Rivers. III: Implications for health of bald eagles by GIESY, J. P, BOWERMAN, W. W, DAWSON, G. A, KUBIAK, T. J, BEST, D. A, TILLITT, D. E, MORA, M. A, VERBRUGGE, D. A, OTHOUDT, R. A, NEWSTED, J. L, SUMMER, C. L, AULERICH, R. J, BURSIAN, S. J, LUDWIG, J. P

“…Recently, there have been discussions of the relative merits of passage of fishes around hydroelectric dams on three rivers (Au Sable, Manistee, and Muskegon)…”
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Student views on the introduction of anatomy teaching packages into clinical attachments by Dawson, A. G., Bruce, S. A. M., Heys, S. D., Stewart, I. J.

“…Following the implementation of the GMC document Tomorrow's Doctors in 1993 the amount of time dedicated to anatomy in undergraduate curricula has been…”
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Contaminants in fishes from Great Lakes-influenced sections and above dams of three Michigan rivers. I. Concentrations of organo chlorine insecticides, polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxin equivalents, and mercury by Giesy, J.P, Verbrugge, D.A, Othout, R.A, Bowerman, W.W, Mora, M.A, Jones, P.D, Newsted, J.L, Vandervoort, C, Heaton, S.N, Aulerich, R.J

“…Fishes of the Great Lakes contain hazardous chemicals such as synthetic halogenated hydrocarbons and metals. These fish can move from the lakes into the Great…”
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Radiation therapy of cancer in prosthetically augmented or reconstructed breasts by Chu, F C, Kaufmann, T P, Dawson, G A, Kim, Y S, Rajaratnam, S, Hoffman, L A

“…The authors review the literature and report their experience with radiation treatment of 39 prosthetically augmented or reconstructed breasts in 37 patients…”
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Late Holocene coastal sand movements in the Outer Hebrides, N.W. Scotland by Dawson, Sue, Smith, David E., Jordan, Jason, Dawson, Alastair G.

“…Lithostratigraphical and biostratigraphical investigation of coastal marshes along the Atlantic coast of the Outer Hebrides from Lewis in the north to Barra in…”
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Selenium Bioaccumulation and Hazards in a Fish Community Affected by Coal Fly Ash Effluent by Besser, John M., Giesy, John P., Brown, Russell W., Buell, Julie M., Dawson, Gary A.

“…Bioaccumulation of selenium (Se) in the fish community of Pigeon River/Pigeon Lake, which receives inputs of Se from a coal fly ash disposal facility, was…”
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Tsunami deposits in the geological record by Dawson, Alastair G., Stewart, Iain

“…A review is presented here of tsunami deposits in the geological record. It begins with a discussion of the relationships between the processes of tsunami…”
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Periglacial trimlines and nunataks of the Last Glacial Maximum: the Gap of Dunloe, southwest Ireland by Rae, Alaric C., Harrison, Stephan, Mighall, Timothy, Dawson, Alastair G.

“…During the last main phase of glaciation (26–13 ka) an ice‐cap developed in southwest Ireland and ice, from a dispersal centre in the vicinity of Kenmare,…”
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