Physics of Tsunamis
There has been significant progress in tsunami research, monitoring and mitigation within the last decade. This book summarizes the state-of-the-art knowledge on tsunamis. It presents a comprehensive overview of tsunamis, seaquakes and other catastrophic ocean phenomena. It describes up-to-date mode...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autores principales: | , |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2009.
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Edición: | 1st ed. 2009. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto Completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- General Information on Tsunami Waves, Seaquakes and Other Catastrophic Phenomena in the Ocean
- Physical Processes at the Source of a Tsunami of Seismotectonic Origin
- Role of the Compressibility of Water and of Non-linear Effects in the Formation of Tsunami Waves
- The Physics of Tsunami Formation by Sources of Nonseismic Origin
- Propagation of a Tsunami in the Ocean and Its Interaction with the Coast
- Methods of Tsunami Wave Registration
- Seaquakes: Analysis of Phenomena and Modelling.