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Author:   T. Iwasaki ,  K. Iida
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition:   illustrated edition
Volume:   17
Weight:   1.150kg
ISBN:  

9789027716118

ISBN 10:   9027716110
Pages:   580
Publication Date:   October 1983
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Tsunami Impact.- The Tsunami Impact on Society.- Tsunami Disasters and Protection Measures in Japan.- Tsunami Source and Earthquake.- Investigation of Rayleigh Wave Spectra for a Set of Tsunamigenic and Nontsunamigenic Earthquakes.- Use of Long-Period Seismic Waves for Rapid Evaluation of Tsunami Potential of Large Earthquakes.- A New System for Tsunami Warning in the Japan Meteorological Agency.- Some Remarks on the Occurence of Tsunamigenic Earthquakes around the Pacific.- Tsunami Earthquakes and Undersea Deformation.- A New Scale of Tsunami Magnitude, Mt.- Historical and Statistical Studies of Tsunamis.- Historical Study of Tsunamis at Tofino, Canada.- Historical Study of Tsunamis at Miyako, Japan.- Some Statistics Related to Observed Tsunami Heights along the Coast of Japan.- Maximum Entropy Spectral Analysis of Tsunamis along the Mexican Coast, 1957-1979.- Study of Shelf Effect for Tsunami Using Spectral Analysis.- Colombia-Peru Tsunamis Observed along the Coast of Japan-Tsunami Magnitude and Source Areas.- Study on the Earthquake and the Tsunami of September 20, 1498.- The Largest Tsunami in the Sanriku District.- Digitization of Tsunamigrams.- Tsunami Generation and Propagation.- A Numerical Model for Tsunami Generation and Propagation.- One-Dimensional Dispersive Deformation of Tsunami with Typical Initial Profiles on Continental Topographies.- Focusing and Reflection of a Cylindrical Solitary Wave.- Tsunami Generation as Finite Depth Cauchy-Poisson Problem or Long Wave Problem.- Topographic Effects On Tsunami Waves.- Numerical Simulation of Historical Tsunamis Generated off the Tokai District in Central Japan.- Finite Element Method for Tsunami Wave Propagation in Tokai District, Japan.- Effects of the Continental Shelf on Harbor Resonance.- Tsunami Response of the Tsugaru Straits.- Amplification of Linear Long Waves in Bays.- Seiches in Bays Forming a Coupled System.- The Excitation of Harbors by Tsunamis.- Sea Walls and Breakwaters.- Tsunami Countermeasures in Fishing Villages along the Sanriku Coast, Japan.- Design and Construction of Ohfunato Tsunami Protection Breakwater.- A Hybrid Simulation System Developed for Model Tests of Tsunamis in a Harbor.- On the Hydraulic Aspects of Tsunami Breakwaters in Japan.- Tsunami Run-Up.- Numerical Simulation of Tsunami Propagations and Run-up.- Tsunami Run-up and Back-Wash on a Dry Bed.- Breaking and Run-up of Long Waves.- Numerical Analysis of the Run-up Tsunamis on Dry Bed.- Shoreline Wave Height and Land Run-up Height of Tsunamis on Uniformly Sloping Beaches.- Effects of Large Obstacles on Tsunami Inundations.- Land Management Guidelines for Tsunami Hazard Zones.- Symposium Programs.- List of Participants.- Author Index.

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