The Chilean Earthquake and Tsunami 2010 : a multidisciplinary study of Mw8.8, Maule / edited by Luz A. Cardenas-Jiron.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cardenas-Jiron, Luz A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chile Earthquake, Chile, 2010 (February 27).

Tsunamis--Chile.

Tsunamis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (173 p.)

Place of Publication:

Southampton : WIT Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book discusses the Chilean earthquake that occurred on 27 February 2010. It reached a magnitude of 8.8 Mw and had its epicentre in Cobquecura, in the Bío- Bío region. The phenomenon mainly affected central Chile, which comprises the regions of Araucanía, Bío- Bío, Maule, General O ́Higgins, Valparaíso and Metropolitan. As of February 2010 it was the fifth largest earthquake ever to have occurred on a worldwide scale.

Contents:

Cover; The Chilean Earthquake and Tsunami 2010: A Multidisciplinary Study of Mw8.8, Maule; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; 1. Maule Mw 8.8 earthquake: a seismological review; 1. Introduction; 2. Geotectonic setting of Chile; 3. Geotectonic setting of epicentral region and historical seismicity; 4. The Maule M8.8 earthquake; 5. Concluding remarks; 2. Using remote sensing and geographic information systems to contribute to earthquake disaster management; 1. Introduction; 2. Quantifying the civil impact of the earthquake; 3. Post-earthquake and remote-sensing data

4. Satellite data acquisition5. Visible, thermal-infrared and microwave data; 6. Cartography of changes and damage; 7. Lesson learned and future lines; 8. Summary and conclusions; 3. Tsunami generation and propagation; 1. Introduction; 2. Earthquakes and tsunamis; 3. Linear theory of tsunamis; 4. Tsunami measurements; 5. Examples; 6. The future: Earthquake and tsunami in northern Chile; 7. Tsunami regulations; 8. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center; 9. Conclusions; 4. Lessons to be learnt from architectural damage on urban settlement in Chile; 1. Introduction

2. Urbanism scale of the Chilean earthquake-tsunami law3. Chilean seismic building regulations; 4. Social behaviour in urban space; 5. Structural performance of Chilean architecture; 6. Conclusions; 5. The reconstruction process of coastal cities in the north of the Biobio region: sustainability, participation and resilience; 1. Introduction; 2. General aspects of the natural phenomenon; 3. Dichato - case study and ground zero; 4. Conclusions; 6. The Chilean Internet: Did it survive the earthquake?; 1. Introduction; 2. First signs; 3. Chilean Internet anatomy

4. Impact of the Chilean earthquake on the Internet5. Conclusions; Subject index; A; B; C; D; E; G; H; J; L; M; N; P; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-72045-0

1-84564-671-1

OCLC:

818734027