Tsunamis : causes, characteristics, warnings and protection / Neil Veitch and Gordon Jaffray, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Veitch, Neil.

Jaffray, Gordon.

Series:

Natural disaster research, prediction and mitigation series.

Natural disaster research, prediction and mitigation series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tsunamis--Environmental aspects.

Tsunamis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A tsunami is a series of water waves that is caused when a large volume of a body of water, such as an ocean, is rapidly displaced. This book presents field survey results on tsunami arrival times, wave run-up heights, inundation distances and damage to properties on beaches due to tsunamis.

Contents:

""TSUNAMIS: CAUSES, CHARACTERISTICS, WARNINGS AND PROTECTION ""; ""TSUNAMIS: CAUSES, CHARACTERISTICS, WARNINGS AND PROTECTION ""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""PREFACE ""; ""TSUNAMIS AND POISONOUS GASES GENERATEDBY ASTEROID IMPACT IN THE BLACK SEA""; ""Abstract""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Contemporary Black Sea Conditions""; ""3. Recent Black Sea Tsunami Run-Up Events""; ""4. Asteroid Impacts on Earth""; ""5. Frequency of Asteroid Impacts in Black Sea""; ""6. Effects of an Asteroid Impacting the Black Sea""; ""7. Tsunami Dynamics""; ""7.1. Numerical Approach""; ""7.2. General Features of Tsunamiclaw""

""7.3. Results""""8. Hydrogen Sulfide Cloud Dynamics""; ""8.1. Information about Hydrogen Sulfide""; ""8.2. Hydrogen Sulfide Cloud Generation""; ""8.3. Model of Hydrogen Sulfide Down-Wind Dispersion""; ""8.4. Model Implementation""; ""8.4.1. Population Distribution""; ""8.4.2. Wind Data""; ""8.4.3. Results and Discussions""; ""9. Risks for Nuclear Explosions""; ""10. Possible Social Impacts and Prevention""; ""11. Conclusion""; ""References""; ""TSUNAMI SIMULATION RESEARCH AND MITIGATIONPROGRAMS IN MALAYSIA POST 2004 ANDAMANTSUNAMI""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction: 26 December 2004 Tsunami""

""Post Tsunami Research Activities in Malaysia""""Arrival Time, Runup and Inundation""; ""Damage along Malaysian Coasts""; ""Shallow Water Equations""; ""Numerical Model Tuna""; ""Tuna vs. Comcot""; ""Simulation Results""; ""Beach Runup""; ""Manham""; ""Role of Mangrove""; ""Numerical Algorithm""; ""An Illustrative Example""; ""Penang Case Study""; ""Forest Width 1000 M""; ""Forest Width 500 M""; ""Towards Tsunami Resilient Communities""; ""SCSTW3""; ""Academy of Sciences Malaysia""; ""MMD Established Mntews""; ""Tsunami Buoys in South China Sea""; ""Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgment""

""References""""2004 � TSUNAMI CHARACTERISTICS OF WOUNDS""; ""Abstract""; ""2004 - Tsunami Characteristics of Wounds""; ""2004 � Thailand Tsunami [5,18]""; ""Injury and Wound Mechanics""; ""Treatment""; ""Recommendation and Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""APPLICATION OF COASTAL FOREST IN TSUNAMIDISASTER MITIGATION""; ""Abstract""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Tsunami and Coastal Forest: Problems and Prospects""; ""3. The General Role of Coastal Forest in the Reduction ofTsunami Disaster and Important Factors in Their Interaction""

""4. Survival Capacity of a Coastal Forest against Tsunami""""Minimum Trunk Diameter""; ""Wave Thrust and Tree Breaking Moment""; ""5. Effect of Forest Density on the Reduction of Tsunami Flow""; ""Forest Density for Low-Inundation""; ""Forest Density for High-Inundation""; ""The Importance of Variation in the Forest Components""; ""Effect of Trees Arrangement in the Forest""; ""6. Effect of Forest Width on the Reduction of Tsunami Flow""; ""7. Effects of Forest Ground Topography""; ""8. Implementation""; ""9. Conclusions""; ""References""

""COASTAL PROTECTION MEASURES FOR TSUNAMIDISASTER REDUCTION""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61122-570-1

OCLC:

923657985