Tsunami Research at the End of a Critical Decade

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vi

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2. The 1990s: A Critical Decade in Tsunami Research and Mitigation

   • E. N. Bernard, G. T. Hebenstreit

   Pages 1-6

3. Recent Developments in Tsunami Hazard Mitigation

   • E. N. Bernard

   Pages 7-15

4. “Red”, “Green” and “Blue” Tsunamigenic Earthquakes and their Relation with Conditions of Oceanic Sedimentation in the Pacific

   • V. K. Gusiakov

   Pages 17-32

5. Tsunami Scour Mechanisms Around a Cylinder

   • Harry Yeh, Fuminori Kato, Shinji Sato

   Pages 33-46

6. Mitigation Strategies Based on Local Tsunami Effects

   • Jane Preuss, Peter Raad, Razvan Bidoae

   Pages 47-64

7. Traffic Hindrance after Tsunamis

   • N. Shuto

   Pages 65-74

8. Offshore Forecasting of Alaskan Tsunamis in Hawaii

   • V. V. Titov, H. O. Mofjeld, F. I. Gonzalez, J. C. Newman

   Pages 75-90

9. 1952 North Kuril Tsunami: New Data from Archives

   • V. Kaistrenko, V. Sedaeva

   Pages 91-102

10. Tsunami Risk in the Aegean Sea and the Role of Systematic Field, Laboratory and Documentary Studies: The Case of the 1956 Tsunami

    • D. Dominey-Howes, A. Cundy

    Pages 103-117

11. Historical and Archaeological Evidence of Earthquakes and Tsunamis Felt in the Kythira Strait, Greece

    • G. A. Papadopoulos, A. Vassilopoulou

    Pages 119-138

12. Impact of Large Tsunamis in the Messina Straits, Italy: The Case of the 28 December 1908 Tsunami

    • S. Tinti, A. Armigliato

    Pages 139-162

13. Characteristics of On-Slope Tsunami Propagation and the Accuracy of the Numerical Model

    • Shun-Ichi Koshimura, Fumihiko Imamura, Nobuo Shuto

    Pages 163-177

14. Flow Strength on Land and Damage of the 1998 Papua New Guinea Tsunami

    • H. Matsutomi, Y. Kawata, N. Shuto, Y. Tsuji, K. Fujima, F. Imamura et al.

    Pages 179-195

15. Numerical Study of the Source of the July 17, 1998 PNG Tsunami

    • Vasily Titov, Frank González

    Pages 197-207

16. Modeling for Tsunamis Generated by Landsliding and Debris Flow

    • Fumihiko Imamura, Kasuhiro Hashi, Monzur Alam Imteaz

    Pages 209-228

17. Landslide Tsunami Generation Mechanism and its Detection for Early Tsunami Warning

    • Sin-Iti Iwasaki, Shoji Sakata

    Pages 229-241

18. On Numerical Simulation of the Landslide-Generated Tsunami of November 3, 1994 in Skagway Harbor, Alaska

    • Richard E. Thomson, Alexander B. Rabinovich, Evgueni A. Kulikov, Isaac V. Fine, Brian D. Bornhold

    Pages 243-282

This volume, derived from the 1999 International Tsunami Symposium, presents a unique look at the state of tsunami research at the end of the 20th century. It displays recent progress both in data recovery and reconstructions of historical tsunamis and in detail examination of recent disasters. It shows the tsunami community using both traditional methods of data gathering - searching archives and attempting to simulate past events - and integrating modern technologies - side-scan sonar, GPS, global communications, supercomputers - in the quest to understand tsunamis and improve mankind's ability to mitigate the disastrous consequences of these unpredictable and unstoppable events. It chronicles recent advances in mitigation efforts while illuminating the continuing need for increased efforts. The papers range from descriptive texts for the non-specialists to fairly technical discussions for those familiar with tsunami research.
Audience: This book will be of interest to researchers and graduate students involved in natural hazards research, physical oceanography, seismology, environmental impact assessment and risk assessment.

• Earthquake
• Ocean
• Oceanography
• Tsunami
• hydrogeology

• Science Applications International Corporation, McLean, USA

  Gerald T. Hebenstreit

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