Tsunamis And Earthquakes In Coastal Environments

Author : V. Santiago-Fandino,H. Tanaka,M. Spiske
Publisher : Springer
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319285283

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Tsunamis and Earthquakes in Coastal Environments by V. Santiago-Fandino,H. Tanaka,M. Spiske Pdf

This monograph is a compilation of a number of research studies presented in fourteen chapters dealing with the impact and restoration of coastal environments that have been affected by earthquakes and tsunamis. The focus is mainly on rivers, estuaries, coastal lagoons, beaches, and related ecosystems. In addition to direct impact and response due to flooding and subsequent abrasion, this publication covers physical, chemical and biological responses in coastal morphology, water quality and ecosystems and includes also topics dealing with risk reduction and vulnerability. This compilation mainly covers examples from large magnitude earthquake and tsunami events in the Indian and Pacific Ocean that are complemented with other events in Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula. Comprehensive descriptions of multi-scale impacts of tsunami and earthquake events, both spatially and temporally, will help the reader to understand the complicated interactions which occur in coastal zones in order to create a sustainable, resilient environment and achieve a society with smart post-event recovery planning. This book is aimed at researchers and students in coastal science and engineering as well as at policy makers, environmental planners and coastal managers.

Author : David Lebron
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1979808465

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Tsunamis and Earthquakes in Coastal Environments by David Lebron Pdf

This compilation mainly covers examples from large magnitude earthquake and tsunami events in the Indian and Pacific Ocean that are complemented with other events in Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula.Comprehensive descriptions of multi-scale impacts of tsunami and earthquake events, both spatially and temporally, will help the reader to understand the complicated interactions which occur in coastal zones in order to create a sustainable, resilient environment and achieve a society with smart post-event recovery planning. This book is aimed at researchers and students in coastal science and engineering as well as at policy makers, environmental planners and coastal managers.

Author : Eric Sanders
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1978230788

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Tsunamis and Earthquakes in Coastal Environments by Eric Sanders Pdf

This monograph is a compilation of a number of research studies presented in fourteen chapters dealing with the impact and restoration of coastal environments that have been affected by earthquakes and tsunamis. The focus is mainly on rivers, estuaries, coastal lagoons, beaches, and related ecosystems. In addition to direct impact and response due to flooding and subsequent abrasion, this publication covers physical, chemical and biological responses in coastal morphology, water quality and ecosystems and includes also topics dealing with risk reduction and vulnerability.

Author : Jotaro Urabe,Tohru Nakashizuka
Publisher : Springer
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9784431564485

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Ecological Impacts of Tsunamis on Coastal Ecosystems by Jotaro Urabe,Tohru Nakashizuka Pdf

This book focuses on the ecological impacts of the Great East Japan Earthquake and resulting tsunamis, a rare and extremely large disturbance event, on various coastal ecosystems in Japan’s Tohoku area, including sub-tidal and tidal animal communities, sand dune plant communities and coastal forests. The studies presented here describe not only how species and populations in these ecosystems were disturbed by the earthquake and tsunamis, but also how the communities have responded to the event and what types of anthropogenic activities will hamper their recovery processes. In the ecological sciences, it is often argued that large disturbances are critical to shaping community structures and biodiversity in local and regional habitats. However, our understanding of these roles remains limited, simply because there have been few opportunities to examine and address the ecological impacts of large disturbance events. The scale of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake makes it one of the largest hazards in the past 1000 years. Thus, this book provides a unique opportunity to advance our understanding of the ecological impacts of large and rare disturbances and the implications of these events in the conservation and management of coastal ecosystems. Following an outline of the Great East Japan Earthquake, the book’s content is divided into two major parts. Part I reports on studies examining the ecological impacts of the tsunamis on sub-tidal and tidal animal communities, while Part II focuses on terrestrial plant communities in Japan’s coastal Tohoku area. This book will benefit all scientists interested in the ecological impacts of large disturbances on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems in general, and especially those who are interested in the ecological management of coastal ecosystems and Ecosystem based Disaster Risk Reduction (EcoDRR).

Author : Y.A. Kontar,V. Santiago-Fandiño,T. Takahashi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789400772694

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Tsunami Events and Lessons Learned by Y.A. Kontar,V. Santiago-Fandiño,T. Takahashi Pdf

This book is a collective effort by world experts, bringing together assorted contributions presented during the Ocean Science Session OS-017, of the AOGS-AGU Joint Assembly held in Singapore in 2012 (the Asia Tsunami and Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami events). The chapters cover assessment, evaluation, forecast and lessons learned as well as environmental and societal impacts of the latest tsunamis that occurred in the Indian Ocean in 2004 and the Pacific Ocean in Japan 2011. The book is aimed at experts, scientists and decision makers seeking recent updated information, knowledge and experiences to better understand, quantify, forecast and protect coastal water resources, ecosystems, communities and human settlements which are often affected by tsunamis.

Author : Robin Koontz
Publisher : Cherry Lake
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781633625150

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The Science of a Tsunami by Robin Koontz Pdf

This book discusses the science behind tsunamis. The chapters describe destructive tsunamis and their aftermath, explain why tsunamis occur, and explore scientists' efforts to predict these disasters. Diagrams, charts, and photos provide opportunities to evaluate and understand the scientific concepts involved.

Author : Miguel Esteban,Hiroshi Takagi,Tomoya Shibayama
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
Page : 788 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780128012703

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Handbook of Coastal Disaster Mitigation for Engineers and Planners by Miguel Esteban,Hiroshi Takagi,Tomoya Shibayama Pdf

The world’s population is expected to increase to over 8 billion by 2020. About 60% of the total population of the world lives in coastal areas and 65% of the cities with a population of over 2.5 million are located in coastal areas. Written by an international panel of experts in the fields of engineering and risk management, The Handbook of Coastal Disasters Mitigation presents a coherent overview of 10 years of coastal disaster risk management and engineering, during which some of the most relevant events of recent time have taken place, including the Indian Ocean tsunami, hurricanes Katrina and Sandy in the United States or the 2011 Japanese tsunami. International case studies offer practical lessons on how disaster resilience can be improved in the future Contains tools and techniques for analyzing and managing the risk of coastal disasters Provides engineering measures for mitigating coastal vulnerability to tsunamis, tropical cyclones, and hurricanes Includes crucial tactics for rehabilitation and reconstruction of the infrastructure

Author : Timothy M. Kusky
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781438117638

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Tsunamis by Timothy M. Kusky Pdf

Describes giant ocean waves, known as tsunamis, and what causes them.

Author : Wallace Dawison
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1681178850

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Tsunamis by Wallace Dawison Pdf

"A tsunami is a series of waves most frequently caused by an earthquake under the sea floor. Tsunamis can cause great loss of life and property damage in coastal areas. Very large tsunamis can cause damage to coastal regions thousands of miles away from the earthquake that caused them. In recent years, world has experienced few mega-tsunamis, which have caused extensive loss of life and properties. The most destructive ones were in December 2004 in Sumatra causing more than 290,000 death and March 2011 in Japan, creating a nuclear accident. The event of 2004 has triggered many global initiatives, such as a new tsunami detection system, more detail coastal modeling, tsunami compatible coastal developments, integrated approach for regional early warning system (EWS) and public educations, awareness and preparedness. The recent advances in tsunami study has lead the scientist for better understanding of the cause of tsunami, its propagation and most importantly the system of warning ahead of tsunami arrival to the vulnerable coastal area. In addition, now the secondary sources for strengthening the devastating effect of the tsunami, for example, the splay faulting, landslide caused by the parent earthquake sources, have been advancing. This book Tsunamis shows the state-of-the-art of tsunami research at different levels. The content of the book consists of information on tsunami propagation from the open sea to the coast and coastal tsunami warning system. It includes tsunami propagation, preliminary methods for evaluating the suitability of radar sites for tsunami detection using simulated tsunami velocities and factors affecting tsunami detectability are discussed and methods for reducing the false alarms are described. It also includes the effects of tsunami hazard on the coastal environment and infrastructure. The various contributions cover an array of themes that span from geological evidence to post-trauma human care, encompassing pre-tsunami analyses and modeling to post-tsunami management and preparedness techniques. The chapters are contributed by renowned experts involved in tsunami study for the purpose of covering its different aspects from generation to warning system to be applied in tsunami risk reduction. "

Author : James Goff,Walter Dudley
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780197546130

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Tsunami by James Goff,Walter Dudley Pdf

Every year that passes without a tsunami means that we're just that much closer to our next one. What can we do to ensure we're prepared when the next catastrophic tsunami strikes? The ferocious waves of a tsunami can travel across oceans at the speed of a jet airplane. They can kill families, destroy entire cultures, and even gut nations. To understand these beasts in our waters well enough to survive them, we must understand how they're created and learn from the past. In this book, tsunami specialists James Goff and Walter Dudley arm readers with everything they need to survive a tsunami and maybe even avoid the next one. The book takes readers on a historical journey through some of the most devastating tsunamis in human history, some of the quirky ones, and even some that may not even be what most of us think of as tsunamis. Diving into personal and scientific stories of disasters, Tsunami pulls readers into the many ways these waves can be generated, ranging from earthquakes and volcanic eruptions to explosions, landslides, and beyond. The book provides overviews of some of the great historical events - the 1755 Lisbon, 1946 Aleutian, 1960 Chile, and 2004 Indian Ocean tsunamis, but also some of the less well-known as well such as the 1958 Lituya Bay, 563 CE Lake Geneva, a 6,000 year old Papua New Guinean mystery, and even a 2.5 Million year old asteroid. This is not straight science, though. Each event is brought to life in a variety of ways through stories of survival, human folly, and echoes of past disasters etched in oral traditions and the environment. The book combines research from oceanography, biogeography, geology, history, archaeology and more, with data collected from over 400 survivor interviews. Alongside carefully selected images and the scientific measurements of these tsunamis, the book offers tales of survival, heroism, and tragic loss. Through a balanced combination of personal experience, the Earth's changing environment, tales of tragedy, and a recount of oral traditions, Tsunami allows readers to engage with a new scientific approach to these overwhelming waves. The resulting book unveils the science of disaster like never before.

Author : Gerd Masselink,Roland Gehrels
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 1147 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-23
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781118825105

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Coastal Environments and Global Change by Gerd Masselink,Roland Gehrels Pdf

The coastal zone is one of the most dynamic environments on our planet and is much affected by global change, especially sea-level rise. Coastal environments harbour valuable ecosystems, but they are also hugely important from a societal point of view. This book, which draws on the expertise of 21 leading international coastal scientists, represents an up-to-date account of coastal environments and past, present and future impacts of global change. The first chapter of the book outlines key principles that underpin coastal systems and their behaviour. This is followed by a discussion of key processes, including sea level change, sedimentation, storms, waves and tides, that drive coastal change. The main part of the book consists of a discussion of the main coastal environments (beaches, dunes, barriers, salt marshes, tidal flats, estuaries, coral reefs, deltas, rocky and glaciated coasts and coastal groundwater), and how these are affected by global change. The final chapter highlights strategies for coping with coastal change. Readership: final year undergraduate and postgraduate-level students on coastal courses in a wide range subjects, including geography, environmental management, geology, oceanography and coastal/civil engineering. The book will also be a valuable resource for researchers and applied scientists dealing with coastal environments. Additional resources for this book can be found at: www.wiley.com/go/masselink/coastal

Author : United States. Naval Oceanographic Office. Geology Section. Environment Branch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Earthquakes
ISBN : ERDC:35925002198775

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Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Volcanoes in the Northeastern Indian Ocean by United States. Naval Oceanographic Office. Geology Section. Environment Branch Pdf

Author : Max Engel,Jessica Pilarczyk,Simon Matthias May,Dominik Brill,Ed Garrett
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 850 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128156872

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Geological Records of Tsunamis and Other Extreme Waves by Max Engel,Jessica Pilarczyk,Simon Matthias May,Dominik Brill,Ed Garrett Pdf

Geological Records of Tsunamis and Other Extreme Waves provides a systematic compendium with concise chapters on the concept and history of paleotsunami research, sediment types and sediment sources, field methods, sedimentary and geomorphological characteristics, as well as dating and modeling approaches. By contrasting tsunami deposits with those of competing mechanisms in the coastal zone such as storm waves and surges, and by embedding this field of research into the wider context of tsunami science, the book is also relevant to readers interested in paleotempestology, coastal sedimentary environments, or sea-level changes, and coastal hazard management. The effectiveness of paleotsunami records in coastal hazard-mitigation strategies strongly depends on the appropriate selection of research approaches and methods that are tailored to the site-specific environment and age of the deposits. In addition to summarizing the state-of-the-art in tsunami sedimentology, Geological Records of Tsunamis and Other Extreme Waves guides researchers through establishing an appropriate research design and how to develop reliable records of prehistoric events using field-based and laboratory methods, as well as modeling techniques. Features a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in tsunami sedimentology and paleotsunami research Offers advice on the most appropriate mapping, sampling, and analytical approaches for a wide variety of coastal settings and sedimentary environments Provides methodological details for field sampling and the most important proxy analyses

Author : R. W.G. Carter
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080502144

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Coastal Environments by R. W.G. Carter Pdf

This original volume draws on the author's own research experiences in Ireland, Britain, France, Canada, and the United States to present a guide of coastal environments for applications of shoreline and environmental management. Topics include: long-term development of coasts, water supply and waste disposal, energy resources and coastal water management, coastal water management for recreation, coastal management of storm hazards, and managing world sea-level rise.

Author : Alexander B. Rabinovich,Fred E. Stephenson,Olga I. Yakovenko,Evgueni A. Kulikov,Richard Thomson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9048117852

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Tsunamis on the Pacific Coast of Canada by Alexander B. Rabinovich,Fred E. Stephenson,Olga I. Yakovenko,Evgueni A. Kulikov,Richard Thomson Pdf

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.