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Author Bryant, Edward, 1948- author.

Title Tsunami : the underrated hazard / Edward Bryant.

Publication Info. Cham [Switzerland] : Springer ; Chichester, UK : Published in association with Praxis Publishing, [2014]
© 2014

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Stacks  GC221.2 .B78 2014    Available  ---
Edition Third edition.
Description xxxi, 222 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Part I. Tsunami as a known hazard. 1. Introduction -- 2. Tsunami dynamics -- Part II. Tsunami-formed landscapes. 3. Signatures of tsunami in the coastal landscape -- 4. Coastal landscape evolution -- Part III. Causes of tsunami -- 5. Earthquake-generated tsunami -- 6. Great earthquake-generated events -- 7. Great landslides -- 8. Volcanic eruptions -- 9. Comets and asteroids -- Part IV. Modern risk of tsunami. 10. Risk and avoidance -- 11. Epilogue.
Subject Tsunamis.
Tsunamis.
ISBN 3319061321
9783319061320