1. Introduction to 'Historical and Recent Catastrophic Tsunamis in the World: Volume II. Tsunamis from 1755 to 2010'.
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Satake, Kenji, Rabinovich, Alexander, Dominey-Howes, Dale, and Borrero, José
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TSUNAMIS ,MODELS & modelmaking ,OCEAN waves ,EARTHQUAKES ,LANDSLIDES - Abstract
Eighteen papers on past and recent destructive tsunamis are included in Volume II of the PAGEOPH topical issue 'Historical and Recent Catastrophic Tsunamis in the World.' Three papers discuss deep-sea (DART) and coastal tsunami observations, warning systems and risk management in the Pacific Ocean. Four papers examine the 1755 Lisbon, 1964 Alaska, 2003 Algeria, and 2011 Haiti tsunamis. Four more papers, as well as some papers in Volume I, report on various aspects of the 2010 Chile tsunami. Two papers present some results of field survey and modelling investigation of the 2010 Mentawai, Indonesia, tsunami. Three papers report on modelling efforts of tsunami generation by earthquake and landslide, and of tsunami propagation. Finally, two papers discuss hazard assessment using a probabilistic approach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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