Tsunamis : causes, characteristics, warnings and protection / Neil Veitch and Gordon Jaffray, editors.
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| Ort, Verlag, Jahr |
New York
: Nova Science Publishers
, 2010
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| Umfang | 1 online resource (277 p.) |
| ISBN | 1-61122-570-1 |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Zusatzinfo | ""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"" |
| Zusatzinfo | English |
| Serie/Reihe | Natural disaster research, prediction and mitigation series. |
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