Tsunamis In The Mediterranean Sea 2000 B C 2000 A D

Author : Sergey L. Soloviev,Olga N. Solovieva,Chan N. Go,Khen S. Kim,Nikolay A. Shchetnikov
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401595100

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Tsunamis in the Mediterranean Sea 2000 B.C.-2000 A.D. by Sergey L. Soloviev,Olga N. Solovieva,Chan N. Go,Khen S. Kim,Nikolay A. Shchetnikov Pdf

Annals of natural disasters have always caused common interest. Scientists and specialists of various domains, teachers, students, post-graduates, journalists .. and merely inquisitive can find useful and didactic information in such annals~ Sad experience of the natural disasters endured gives very important material for humanity. It allows us not only to understand better the phenomenon itself, but also to prepare ourselves for future cataclysms, which our "Mother-Nature" is so rich in. The book by Sergey Soloviev and a group of his collaborators represents a detailed description of tsunami waves and accompanying phenomena in the Mediterranean Sea over a period of approximately four thousand years. Sergey Soloviev, the founder and recognised leader of the Russian scientific school of tsunami researchers, was unable to see the publication of this book, passing away on March 9, 1994. However, his ample experience in investigation and systematisation of tsunami waves for the Pacific area [Soloviev and Go, 1974, 1975; Soloviev, Go and Kim, 1986] has been widely used in compiling this book. The Mediterranean coasts are the cradle of civilisation. Written accounts of past disasters in this region of the Earth are rather numerous and highly reliable. Therefore the results of the tsunami study in the Mediterranean Sea are of specific value both for the scientific community and for humanity at large.

Author : K.F. O'Loughlin,James F. Lander
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401703215

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Caribbean Tsunamis by K.F. O'Loughlin,James F. Lander Pdf

Caribbean Tsunamis - A 500-Year History from 1498-1998 broadly characterizes the nature of tsunamis in the Caribbean Sea, while bearing in mind both scientific aspects as well as potential interest by the many governments and populations likely to be affected by the hazard. Comprehension of the nature of tsunamis and past effects is crucial for the awareness and education of populations at risk. Audience: This book provides a thorough, yet highly accessible review of tsunamis in the Caribbean. It is of interest not only to tsunami and natural hazards specialists at academia and governmental institutes, but also to policy makers and to the general public.

Author : Alik Ismail-Zadeh,Jaime Urrutia Fucugauchi,Andrzej Kijko,Kuniyoshi Takeuchi,Ilya Zaliapin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781107033863

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Extreme Natural Hazards, Disaster Risks and Societal Implications by Alik Ismail-Zadeh,Jaime Urrutia Fucugauchi,Andrzej Kijko,Kuniyoshi Takeuchi,Ilya Zaliapin Pdf

A unique interdisciplinary approach to disaster risk research, including global hazards and case-studies, for researchers, graduate students and professionals.

Author : Stefano Lorito,Jörn Behrens,Finn Løvholt,Tiziana Rossetto,Jacopo Selva
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782889717941

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From Tsunami Science to Hazard and Risk Assessment: Methods and Models by Stefano Lorito,Jörn Behrens,Finn Løvholt,Tiziana Rossetto,Jacopo Selva Pdf

Author : Kenji Satake
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1402033265

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Tsunamis by Kenji Satake Pdf

"This book will be of interest to seismologists, oceanographers, volcanologists, coastal engineers, members of the IUGG Tsunami Commission, and staff of operational tsunami warning centers."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Jamie Woodward
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2009-05-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780199268030

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The Physical Geography of the Mediterranean by Jamie Woodward Pdf

This volume explores the climates, landscapes, ecosystems and hazards that comprise the Mediterranean world. It traces the development of the Mediterranean landscape over very long timescales and examines modern processes and key environmental issues in a wide range of settings. The Mediterranean is the only region on Earth where three continents meet and this interaction has produced a very distinctive Physical Geography. This book examines the landscapes and processes at themargins of these continents and the distinctive marine environment between them. Catastrophic earthquakes, explosive volcanic eruptions and devastating storms and floods are intimately bound up within the history and mythology of the Mediterranean world. This is a key region for the study of naturalhazards because it offers unrivalled access to long records of hazard occurrence and impact through documentary, archaeological and geological archives. The Mediterranean is also a biodiversity hotspot; it has been a meeting place for plants, animals and humans from three continents throughout much of its history. The Quaternary records of these interactions are more varied and better preserved than in any other part of the world. These records have provided important new insights into thetempo of climate, landscape and ecosystem change in the Mediterranean region and beyond. The region is unique because of the very early and widespread impact of humans in landscape and ecosystem change - and the richness of the archaeological and geological archives that chronicle this impact. This bookexamines this history and these interactions and places current environmental issues in long term context. Contributors : Ramadan Husain Abu-Zied Harriet Allen Jacques Blondel Maria-Carmen Llasat James Casford Marc Castellnou Andrew Goudie Andrew Harding Angela Hayes Tom Holt Babette Hoogakker Philip Hughes Jos Lelieveld John Lewin Francisco Lloret Francisco Lopez-Bermudez Mark Macklin Jean Margat Anne Mather Frédéric Médail Christophe Morhange Clive Oppenheimer JeanPalutikof Gerassimos Papadopoulos Josep Piñol David Pyle Jane Reed Neil Roberts Eelco Rohling Iain Stewart Stathis Stiros John Thornes Chronis Tzedakis John Wainwright

Author : Manuel Álvarez-Martí-Aguilar,Francisco Machuca Prieto
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789811919794

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Historical Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Archaeology in the Iberian Peninsula by Manuel Álvarez-Martí-Aguilar,Francisco Machuca Prieto Pdf

Research on historical earthquakes and tsunamis in the Iberian Peninsula has made great strides in recent years, from diverse scientific fields ranging from geology to archaeology. In addition to the famous earthquake and tsunami of 1755, which intensely affected the peninsula, researchers are conducting a growing number of surveys and case studies on seismic episodes and extreme wave events of possible tsunamigenic origin in Portugal and Spain during the ancient, medieval, and modern eras. However, the development of these studies has suffered due to a certain lack of communication among the different fields of research, which are focused on their own methodologies and interests. The aim of this book is to promote interdisciplinary dialogue by linking the results of the most recent research into historical earthquakes and tsunamis in Iberia from the fields of geology, history and archaeology. The volume, which devotes special attention to tsunamis and to events that occurred in the Iberian Peninsula before 1755, offers synthetic insights, updates, and case studies of maximum interest for knowledge of the historical seismology of Portugal and Spain.

Author : Phil R. Cummins,Laura S. L. Kong,Kenji Satake
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2009-04-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783034600576

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Tsunami Science Four Years After the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami by Phil R. Cummins,Laura S. L. Kong,Kenji Satake Pdf

The tragedy of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami has led to a rapid expansion in science directed at understanding tsunami and mitigating their hazard. A remarkable cross-section of this research was presented in the session: Tsunami Generation and Hazard, at the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics XXIV General Assembly in Perugia, held in July of 2007. Over one hundred presentations were made at this session, spanning topics ranging from paleotsunami research, to nonlinear shallow-water theory, to tsunami hazard and risk assessment. A selection of this work, along with other contributions from leading tsunami scientists, is published in detail in the 28 papers of this special issue of Pure and Applied Geophysics: Tsunami Science Four Years After the Indian Ocean Tsunami. Part I of this issue includes 14 papers covering the state-of-the-art in tsunami modelling and hazard assessment. Another 14 papers are published in Part II focusing on observations and data analysis.

Author : Ahmet C. Yalçiner,Efim N. Pelinovsky,Emile Okal,Costas E. Synolakis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789401002059

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Submarine Landslides and Tsunamis by Ahmet C. Yalçiner,Efim N. Pelinovsky,Emile Okal,Costas E. Synolakis Pdf

Tsunamis are water waves triggered by impulsive geologic events such as sea floor deformation, landslides, slumps, subsidence, volcanic eruptions and bolide impacts. Tsunamis can inflict significant damage and casualties both nearfield and after evolving over long propagation distances and impacting distant coastlines. Tsunamis can also effect geomorphologic changes along the coast. Understanding tsunami generation and evolution is of paramount importance for protecting coastal population at risk, coastal structures and the natural environment. Accurately and reliably predicting the initial waveform and the associated coastal effects of tsunamis remains one of the most vexing problems in geophysics, and -with few exceptions- has resisted routine numerical computation or data collection solutions. While ten years ago, it was believed that the generation problem was adequately understood for useful predictions, it is now clear that it is not, especially nearfield. By contrast, the runup problem earlier believed intractable is now well understood for all but the most extreme breaking wave events.

Author : Tuncay Taymaz,Yücel Yilmaz,Yildirim Dilek
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Science
ISBN : 1862392390

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The Geodynamics of the Aegean and Anatolia by Tuncay Taymaz,Yücel Yilmaz,Yildirim Dilek Pdf

This book contains current results and ideas regarding the geodynamics of the Aegean and Anatolia.

Author : Vicente Santiago-Fandiño,Shinji Sato,Norio Maki,Kanako Iuchi
Publisher : Springer
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-12
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783319586915

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The 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami: Reconstruction and Restoration by Vicente Santiago-Fandiño,Shinji Sato,Norio Maki,Kanako Iuchi Pdf

This book covers the restoration and reconstruction process and activities undertaken in Japan in the first five years since the 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami – a period widely considered to be the most intensive reconstruction phase within the 10-year restoration plan drawn up by the Japanese Government. The respective chapters explore technical, scientific, social and non-scientific (policy-related) aspects, including: reconstruction and restoration policies, infrastructure and designs for tsunami coastal defence, resilient urban areas and affected communities, housing and relocation schemes, disaster mitigation and evacuation measures, reactivation of the economy, revitalization of fisheries and coastal agriculture, and industry and tourism. The book also illustrates some of the achievements and failures in a broad range of projects and initiatives intended to address the above-mentioned issues, making it particularly relevant for experts, decision makers, students and other interested scholars.

Author : Max Engel,Jessica Pilarczyk,Simon Matthias May,Dominik Brill,Ed Garrett
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 850 pages
File Size : 43,6 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 : David Pugh,P. L. Woodworth,Philip Woodworth
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-24
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781107028197

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Sea-Level Science by David Pugh,P. L. Woodworth,Philip Woodworth Pdf

This book explores sea-level change on timescales from hours to centuries, its processes and its measurement techniques, for graduate students, researchers and policy-makers.

Author : Eddie N. Bernard,Allan R. Robinson
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Science
ISBN : 0674031733

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Tsunamis by Eddie N. Bernard,Allan R. Robinson Pdf

The world's foremost experts write about the dynamics of geophysical processes involved in tsunami generation, propagation, and inundation, along with the statistical and geophysical properties of tsunami recurrence, and their application to tsunami forecasts and warnings.

Author : Boris W. Levin,Mikhail Nosov
Publisher : Springer
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783319240374

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Physics of Tsunamis by Boris W. Levin,Mikhail Nosov Pdf

This second edition reflects significant progress in tsunami research, monitoring and mitigation within the last decade. Primarily meant to summarize the state-of-the-art knowledge on physics of tsunamis, it describes up-to-date models of tsunamis generated by a submarine earthquake, landslide, volcanic eruption, meteorite impact, and moving atmospheric pressure inhomogeneities. Models of tsunami propagation and run-up are also discussed. The book investigates methods of tsunami monitoring including coastal mareographs, deep-water pressure gauges, GPS buoys, satellite altimetry, the study of ionospheric disturbances caused by tsunamis and the study of paleotsunamis. Non-linear phenomena in tsunami source and manifestations of water compressibility are discussed in the context of their contribution to the wave amplitude and energy. The practical method of calculating the initial elevation on a water surface at a seismotectonic tsunami source is expounded. Potential and eddy traces of a tsunamigenic earthquake in the ocean are examined in terms of their applicability to tsunami warning. The first edition of this book was published in 2009. Since then, a few catastrophic events occurred, including the 2011 Tohoku tsunami, which is well known all over the world. The book is intended for researchers, students and specialists in oceanography, geophysics, seismology, hydro-acoustics, geology, and geomorphology, including the engineering and insurance industries.