Veitch N., Jaffray G. (Eds.) Tsunamis: Causes, Characteristics, Warnings and Protection

Nova Science Publishers, 2010. — 261 p. — ISBN: 1608763609.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. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions, landslides, bolide impacts, and other disturbances above or below water all have the potential to generate a tsunami. Furthermore, Tsunamis and storm surges have killed more than one million people, and some three billion people live with a high risk of these disasters that are becoming more frequent and devastating world-wide.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. The main injuries of survivors (i.e., aspiration and trauma) are also analysed. Effects of coastal forests on tsunami run-up heights are discussed as well. Other chapters in this book highlight topics such as tsunamis and poisonous gases generated by asteroid impact in the Black Sea, tsunami simulation research, coastal protection measures for tsunami disaster reduction, case studies from the Sri Lanka tsunami, tsunami monitoring and detection, and early warning systems.Tsunamis and Poisonous Gases Generated by Asteroid Impact in the Black Sea
Tsunami Simulation Research and Mitigation Programs in Malaysia Post 2004 Andaman Tsunami
2004 – Tsunami Characteristics of Wounds
Application of Coastal Forest in Tsunami Disaster Mitigation
Coastal Protectıon Measures for Tsunami Dısaster Reductıon
Response of Coastal Vegetation and the Need for Green Belts along the Tamil Nadu Coast, India:
The December 2004 Tsunami Experience
2004 Tsunami Inundation and Evidence for Earlier Events – A Case Study from Sri Lanka
Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami: Humanitarian Assistance and Relief Operations
Tsunamis: Monitoring, Detection, and Early Warning Systems
Tsunamis, Generation and Mathematical Modeling