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...
| Main Author: | Gupta, Harsh K., 1942- |
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| Other Authors: | Gahalaut, Vineet K., SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht ; New York :
Springer,
©2013.
Dordrecht ; New York : [2013] |
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1 online resource. |
| Series: |
SpringerBriefs in earth sciences.
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| CMU Electronic Access | Available |