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

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Gupta, Harsh K. (Συγγραφέας), Gahalaut, Vineet K. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences,
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; Geophysics.; Oceanography.; Natural disasters.; Physical measurements.; Measurement.; Fluid mechanics.; Earth Sciences.; Natural Hazards.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Measurement Science and Instrumentation.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.

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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Fundamentals of Tsunami
• 1755 Lisbon Earthquake and Tsunami
• 2004 Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake and Tsunami
• 2011 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake and Tsunami
• Global Effort to Forecast and Mitigate Tsunami Hazard
• Looking into the Future.