Tsunami : The Underrated Hazard /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bryant, Edward. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:3rd ed. 2014.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1 Tsunami as a known hazard
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Tsunami dynamics.- Part 2 Tsunami-Formed Landscapes
  • 3. Signatures of tsunami in the coastal landscape
  •  4. Coastal Landscape Evolution.- Part 3 Causes of Tsunami
  • 5. Earthquake-Generated Tsunami
  •  6. Great Tsunamigenic Earthquakes
  • 7. Great Landslides
  • 8. Volcanic Eruptions
  • 9. Comets and Asteroids
  • Part 4 Modern Risk of Tsunami
  • 10. Risk and Avoidance
  • 11. Epilogue
  • References
  • Index.