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Tsunami Research at the End of a Critical Decade

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  • © 2001

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Editors:
  1. Gerald T. Hebenstreit

    1. Science Applications International Corporation, McLean, USA

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Part of the book series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research (NTHR, volume 18)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  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
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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.

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  • Science Applications International Corporation, McLean, USA

    Gerald T. Hebenstreit

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