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Caribbean tsunami hazard /
This book aims to present the overall existing tsunami hazard in the Caribbean Sea region, a region which is typically only associated with hurricanes. It initially presents an overview of all of the existing tsunami-causing factors found in the region: earthquakes, sub-aerial and submarine landslid...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hackensack, NJ :
World Scientific,
©2006.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book aims to present the overall existing tsunami hazard in the Caribbean Sea region, a region which is typically only associated with hurricanes. It initially presents an overview of all of the existing tsunami-causing factors found in the region: earthquakes, sub-aerial and submarine landslides, and submarine explosions. This is followed by field evidence of recent and pre-historic tsunami events, which gives credibility to all of this effort. The next section is a description of the tsunami hazard mitigation efforts being carried out locally and in collaboration with national and inter. |
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| Notas: | "NSF Caribbean Tsunami Workshop, March 30-31, 2004, San Juan Beach Hotel, Puerto Rico." |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 341 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9789812774613 9812774610 9812565353 9789812565358 |