Seismically generated tsunamis

People around the world know more about tsunamis than they did 10 years ago, primarily because of two events: a tsunami on 26 December 2004 that killed more than 200000 people around the shores of the Indian Ocean; and an earthquake and tsunami off the coast of Japan on 11 March 2011 that killed nea...

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Published in:Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A: Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences physical, and engineering sciences, 2012-04, Vol.370 (1964), p.1505-1542
Main Authors: Arcas, Diego, Segur, Harvey
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amplitude
Dynamics Of Tsunamis
Earthquakes
Forecasting models
Nonlinear Water Waves
Oceans
Seas
Shallow water
Tsunami Forecasting
Tsunami Hazard Mitigation
Tsunamis
Wave propagation
Wavelengths
Waves
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Summary:People around the world know more about tsunamis than they did 10 years ago, primarily because of two events: a tsunami on 26 December 2004 that killed more than 200000 people around the shores of the Indian Ocean; and an earthquake and tsunami off the coast of Japan on 11 March 2011 that killed nearly 15000 more and triggered a nuclear accident, with consequences that are still unfolding. This paper has three objectives: (i) to summarize our current knowledge of the dynamics of tsunamis; (ii) to describe how that knowledge is now being used to forecast tsunamis; and (iii) to suggest some policy changes that might protect people better from the dangers of future tsunamis.
ISSN:1364-503X
1471-2962
DOI:10.1098/rsta.2011.0457