Three Great Tsunamis: Lisbon (1755), Sumatra-Andaman (2004) and Japan (2011)

Tsunamis are primarily caused by earthquakes. Under favourable geological conditions, when a large earthquake occurs below the sea bed and the resultant rupture causes a vertical displacement of the ocean bed, the entire column of water above it is displaced, causing a tsunami. In the ocean, tsunami...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Gupta, Harsh K. (Author), Gahalaut, Vineet K. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences,
Subjects:
Oceanography.
Natural disasters.
Geophysics.
Measurement.
Measuring instruments.
Fluid mechanics.
Ocean Sciences.
Natural Hazards.
Measurement Science and Instrumentation.
Engineering Fluid Dynamics.
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