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Item Details
| Title:
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PHYSICS OF TSUNAMIS
AND OTHER OCEAN PHENOMENA |
| By: |
Boris W. Levin, Mikhail A. Nosov |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£153.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1402088558 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781402088551 |
| Publisher: |
SPRINGER-VERLAG NEW YORK INC. |
| Pub. date: |
30 October, 2008 |
| Edition: |
2009 ed. |
| Pages: |
327 |
| Description: |
This book examines tsunamis, seaquakes and other catastrophic ocean phenomena. It describes models of tsunamis generated by a submarine earthquake, landslide, volcanic eruption, meteorites impact, and moving atmospheric pressure systems. |
| Synopsis: |
Till the very end of the twentieth century tsunami waves (or 'waves in a harbour', translated from Japanese) were considered an extremely rare and exotic natural p- nomenon, originating in the ocean and unexpectedly falling upon the seaside as gigantic waves. The 26th of December 2004, when tsunami waves wiped out, in a single day, more than 250,000 human lives, mourned in many countries, turned out to be a tragic date for all mankind. The authors of this book, who have studied tsunami waves for many years, - tended it to be a systematic exposition of modern ideas concerning * The mechanisms of tsunami wave generation * The peculiarities of tsunami wave propagation in the open ocean and of how waves run-up beaches * Methods for tsunami wave registration and the operation of a tsunami warning system * The mechanisms of other catastrophic processes in the ocean related to the se- mic activity of our planet The authors considered their main goal to be the creation of book prese- ing modern knowledge of tsunami waves and of other catastrophes in the ocean to scienti?c researchers and specialists in geophysics, oceanography, seismology, hydroacoustics, geology, geomorphology, civil and seaside engineering, postgr- uate students and students of relevant professions. |
| Illustrations: |
1 black & white tables, biography |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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