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Publisher : Natural Resources Canada
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 6552 written by and published by Natural Resources Canada. This book was released on with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Brian F. Atwater
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 0295998512
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (959 download)
Download or read book The Orphan Tsunami of 1700 written by Brian F. Atwater and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2016-04-18 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A puzzling tsunami entered Japanese history in January 1700. Samurai, merchants, and villagers wrote of minor flooding and damage. Some noted having felt no earthquake; they wondered what had set off the waves but had no way of knowing that the tsunami was spawned during an earthquake along the coast of northwestern North America. This orphan tsunami would not be linked to its parent earthquake until the mid-twentieth century, through an extraordinary series of discoveries in both North America and Japan. The Orphan Tsunami of 1700, now in its second edition, tells this scientific detective story through its North American and Japanese clues. The story underpins many of today�s precautions against earthquake and tsunami hazards in the Cascadia region of northwestern North America. The Japanese tsunami of March 2011 called attention to these hazards as a mirror image of the transpacific waves of January 1700. Hear Brian Atwater on NPR with Renee Montagne http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4629401
Author : William Mansfield Adams
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 534 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean written by William Mansfield Adams and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alexander B. Rabinovich
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9789048117857
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (178 download)
Download or read book Tsunamis on the Pacific Coast of Canada written by Alexander B. Rabinovich and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-06 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tsunamis are among the world’s most dangerous and destructive natural phenomena. The catastrophic tsunami of December 26, 2004 claimed over 300000 lives. These numerous catastrophic tsunamis have caused a significant increase in scientific interest of this natural hazard. About 85% of all tsunamis occur in the Pacific Ocean and are the products of submarine earthquakes around the Pacific Rim, where collisions of tectonic plates form highly active seismic subductive zones. The Great Cascadia Earthquake of January 26, 1700, which occurred near the west coast of Canada, produced a catastrophic tsunami which affected the entire coast of the Pacific Ocean. Assembling data on observed tsunamis and cataloguing historical tsunamis are key problems for scientific examination of tsunami waves, estimation and mitigation of tsunami risk for coastal areas, and improvement of the existing Tsunami Warning Service. The purpose of the present book is to present the historical and modern data on the Canadian coast of the Pacific Ocean and to complete the existing tsunami database. At the same time, the book is intended to present some modern achievements in instrumentation, data analyses, numerical modelling, and estimation of tsunami risk and may be of interest for specialists in wave dynamics, seismology, geophysics, coastal engineering and natural hazard mitigation.
Author : David Etkin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402011792
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)
Download or read book An Assessment of Natural Hazards and Disasters in Canada written by David Etkin and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2003-04-30 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The problems and issues of natural hazards and disasters, both globally and in Canada, are becoming increasingly important since the costs of extreme natural events have been escalating, and significant vulnerabilities exist in Canadian society. Without thoughtful and effective mitigation, these costs and human suffering are likely to continue to increase. An assessment of knowledge, research, and practice in risk, hazards and disasters fields is a fundamental step towards the goal of prevention and mitigation. This book on natural hazards and disasters in Canada is the first comprehensive interdisciplinary publication on this subject, and is the result of a national assessment on this topic. A variety of papers from the physical and social sciences explores both the risks associated with these hazards, and adaptive strategies that can be used to reduce those risks. Audience: This excellent collection of papers is intended for academics, professionals and practitioners involved in hazard reduction activities who wish to obtain a better understanding of Canadian natural hazards.
Author : Kenji Satake
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 376438364X
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (643 download)
Download or read book Tsunami and its Hazards in the Indian and Pacific Oceans written by Kenji Satake and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-12-11 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume features contributions from the first Meeting of the Tsunami Commission after the big 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean. It presents consolidated findings based on hydrophone records, seismometer readings, and tide gauges. In addition, the volume provides reports of post-tsunami surveys and numerical simulations for tsunamis such as the 2004 Indian Ocean event. It also details tsunami dangers and early warning systems.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309209897
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (92 download)
Download or read book Tsunami Warning and Preparedness written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many coastal areas of the United States are at risk for tsunamis. After the catastrophic 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean, legislation was passed to expand U.S. tsunami warning capabilities. Since then, the nation has made progress in several related areas on both the federal and state levels. At the federal level, NOAA has improved the ability to detect and forecast tsunamis by expanding the sensor network. Other federal and state activities to increase tsunami safety include: improvements to tsunami hazard and evacuation maps for many coastal communities; vulnerability assessments of some coastal populations in several states; and new efforts to increase public awareness of the hazard and how to respond. Tsunami Warning and Preparedness explores the advances made in tsunami detection and preparedness, and identifies the challenges that still remain. The book describes areas of research and development that would improve tsunami education, preparation, and detection, especially with tsunamis that arrive less than an hour after the triggering event. It asserts that seamless coordination between the two Tsunami Warning Centers and clear communications to local officials and the public could create a timely and effective response to coastal communities facing a pending tsuanami. According to Tsunami Warning and Preparedness, minimizing future losses to the nation from tsunamis requires persistent progress across the broad spectrum of efforts including: risk assessment, public education, government coordination, detection and forecasting, and warning-center operations. The book also suggests designing effective interagency exercises, using professional emergency-management standards to prepare communities, and prioritizing funding based on tsunami risk.
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Publisher : Natural Resources Canada
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1448 written by and published by Natural Resources Canada. This book was released on with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tad S. Murty
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0203964438
Total Pages : 526 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (39 download)
Download or read book The Indian Ocean Tsunami written by Tad S. Murty and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-12-14 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004 is considered to have been one of the worst natural disasters in history, affecting twelve countries, from Indonesia to Somalia. 175,000 people are believed to have lost their lives, almost 50,000 were registered as missing and 1.7 million people were displaced. As well as this horrendous toll on human life
Author : Richard E. Thomson
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0323993133
Total Pages : 892 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (239 download)
Download or read book Data Analysis Methods in Physical Oceanography written by Richard E. Thomson and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2024-07-16 with total page 892 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Data Analysis Methods in Physical Oceanography, Fourth Edition provides a practical reference to established and modern data analysis techniques in earth and ocean sciences. In five sections, the book addresses data acquisition and recording, data processing and presentation, statistical methods and error handling, analysis of spatial data fields, and time series analysis methods. The updated edition includes new information on autonomous platforms and new analysis tools such as "deep learning and convolutional neural networks. A section on extreme value statistics has been added, and the section on wavelet analysis has been expanded. This book brings together relevant techniques and references recent papers where these techniques have been trialed. In addition, it presents valuable examples using physical oceanography data. For students, the sections on data acquisition are useful for a compilation of all the measurement methods. - Includes content co-authored by scientists from academia and industry, both of whom have more than 30 years of experience in oceanographic research and field work - Provides boxed worked examples that address typical data analysis problems, including examples with computer code (e.g., python code, MATLAB code) - Presents brief summaries at the end of the more difficult sections to help readers looking for foundational information
Author : A. Tugrul Tankut
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9048123992
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (481 download)
Download or read book Earthquakes and Tsunamis written by A. Tugrul Tankut and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-05-06 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Earthquakes and tsunamis are two major natural disasters, causing enormous life and material losses over the entire world, especially in the developing countries that are not well prepared. Since earthquakes and tsunamis are natural phenomena that cannot be prevented, a series of measures need to be taken to minimize the losses. Disaster mitigation covers a wide variety of activities involving numerous disciplines. Civil engineering makes probably the most effective contribution to the mitigation of life and material losses in earthquakes and tsunamis. This volume contains 11 major contributions of distinguished experts from various areas of civil engineering, and aims at informing the civil engineering community about the recent progress in disaster mitigation concerning earthquakes and tsunamis. It is designed to address the standard practicing civil engineer with the aim of carrying the scientific research results to the engineering practice in simple engineering language.
Author : Laura Sau Lin Kong
Publisher : U.S. Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Pacific Tsunami Warning System written by Laura Sau Lin Kong and published by U.S. Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2015 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NOTE: NO FURTHER DICOUNT FOR THIS ITEM- OVERSTOCK SALE- Significantly reduced price The Pacific Tsunami Warning System, commonly referred to as the PTWS, has come far in the last five decades since its formation in 1965. This book describes significant tsunami events, presents the history of the PTWS design and implementation and its milestones. It also reviews main scientific and technological aspects of tsunami detection and warning, and discuses its managerial, educational, and societal dimensions. A brief introduction is given to each of the key partners in the PTWS that together make the whole system work. Additionally, the reader will find Member State perspectives and views on the PTWS's future development. "
Author : Edward Bryant
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540742743
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (47 download)
Download or read book Tsunami written by Edward Bryant and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-01-29 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tsunamis are underrated as major hazards, mainly due to the misconceptions that they occur infrequently and happen along some distant shoreline. However, evidence for past great tsunami has recently been discovered along apparently aseismic and protected coastlines, such as those of Australia and Western Europe. This is a comprehensive and well illustrated textbook on all aspects of tsunami. It can be used by a student or layperson to gain encyclopedic knowledge about tsunami.
Author : James F. Lander
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Tsunamis Affecting the West Coast of the United States, 1806-1992 written by James F. Lander and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Tsunamis written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Walter C. Dudley
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824865308
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (248 download)
Download or read book Tsunami! written by Walter C. Dudley and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1998-11-01 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On April 1, 1946, shortly after sunrise, the town of Hilo on the island of Hawai'i was devastated by a series of giant waves. Traveling 2,300 miles from the Aleutian Islands in less than five hours, the waves struck without warning and claimed 159 lives. Fourteen years later, on May 22, 1960, a massive earthquake occurred off of the coast of Chile. The earthquake generated giant waves that sped across the Pacific at 442 miles per hour, reaching Hilo in just fifteen hours. The first wave to hit the town was a modest four feet higher than normal, the second nine feet. Before the third wave could arrive, a tidal phenomenon known as a bore smashed into the Hilo bayfront, with thirty-five foot waves that wrenched buildings off their foundations. That day several city blocks were swept clean of all structures and 61 people died. The first edition of Tsunami!, published in 1988, provided readers with a complete examination of the tsunami phenomenon in Hawai'i. This second edition adds many eyewitness accounts of the tsunamis of 1946 and 1960 and expands its coverage to include major tsunamis in the Mediterranean and off the coasts of Japan, Chile, Indonesia, Fiji, Alaska, California, Newfoundland, and the Caribbean, as well as the 1998 devastation in Papua New Guinea. Dramatic photographs and accounts of experiencing a tsunami firsthand are placed within the framework of the how and why of tsunamis, our scientific understanding of these phenomena, and the current status of the Tsunami Warning System, which is widely used to forecast and measure tsunamis and prepare coastal areas for potentially deadly tsunami strikes.
Author : Jerry Thompson
Publisher : Catapult
ISBN 13 : 1619020866
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (19 download)
Download or read book Cascadia's Fault written by Jerry Thompson and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2012-03-10 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thrillingly rendered, yet “level–headed” look at the Cascadia Subduction Zone and the devastating natural disasters it promises (Booklist) There is a crack in the earth's crust that runs roughly 31 miles offshore, approximately 683 miles from Northern California up through Vancouver Island off the coast of British Columbia. The Cascadia Subduction Zone has generated massive earthquakes over and over again throughout geologic time—at least thirty–six major events in the last 10,000 years. This fault generates a monster earthquake about every 500 years. And the monster is due to return at any time. It could happen 200 years from now, or it could be tonight. The Cascadia Subduction Zone is virtually identical to the offshore fault that wrecked Sumatra in 2004. It will generate the same earthquake we saw in Sumatra, at magnitude nine or higher, sending crippling shockwaves across a far wider area than any California quake. Slamming into Sacramento, Portland, Seattle, Victoria, and Vancouver, it will send tidal waves to the shores of Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, damaging the economies of the Pacific Rim countries and their trading partners for years to come. In light of recent massive quakes in Haiti, Chile, and Mexico, Cascadia's Fault not only tells the story of this potentially devastating earthquake and the tsunamis it will spawn, it also warns us about an impending crisis almost unprecedented in modern history.
