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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gupta, Harsh K., 1942-
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Gahalaut, Vineet K.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, ©2013.
Dordrecht ; New York : [2013]
Series:SpringerBriefs in earth sciences.
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
Subjects:
Tsunamis -- Portugal -- Lisbon.
Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004.
Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan, 2011.
Online Access:SpringerLink - Click here for access
Contents:
  • Fundamentals of Tsunamis
  • 1755 Lisbon Earthquake Tsunami
  • 2004 Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake and Tsunami
  • 2011 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake and Tsunami
  • Global Effort to Forecast and Mitigate a Tsunami Hazard
  • Where Are We?

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