Tsunami : the underrated hazard
著者
書誌事項
Tsunami : the underrated hazard
(Springer-Praxis books in geophysical sciences)
Springer , Published in association with Praxis, c2008
2nd ed
大学図書館所蔵 件 / 全11件
-
該当する所蔵館はありません
- すべての絞り込み条件を解除する
注記
Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-324) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
There have been three recent large tsunamis in the Indian Ocean, notably that of 26 December 2004 which killed more than 238,000 people. Few scientists were aware that the Indian Ocean was vulnerable. Tsunami are underrated as major hazards, with evidence for past "mega-tsunami" recently discovered along coastlines not normally considered at risk.
目次
Tsunami as a known hazard.- Tsunami dynamics.- Tsunami-formed landscapes.- Signatures of tsunami in the coastal landscape.- Coastal landscape evolution.- Causes of tsunami.- Earthquake-generated tsunami.- Great landslides.- Volcanic eruptions.- Comets and asteroids.- Modern risk of tsunami.- Risk and avoidance.- Epilogue.
「Nielsen BookData」 より