Tsunami
Book Details
Format
Hardback
Book Series
Advanced Series On Ocean Engineering
ISBN-10
9814277479
ISBN-13
9789814277471
Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Imprint
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 21st, 2009
Print length
316 Pages
Weight
544 grams
Dimensions
23.40 x 15.50 x 1.90 cms
Product Classification:
Natural disasters
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Offers scientific information and survival tips on how to survive a tsunami. This book: describes precious lessons obtained from actual tsunami disasters; imparts fundamental knowledge of tsunami science for survival; and, lists measures for tsunami disaster mitigation. It also describes tsunami occurrence mechanism and near-shore behavior.
This book provides comprehensive scientific information and knowledge survival tips on how to survive a tsunami. It is especially useful to those living (or about to live) in tsunami-prone areas, and to travelers who may visit such areas. The book is composed of two parts: the first consisting of three chapters on how to survive a tsunami by (i) describing precious lessons obtained from actual tsunami disasters, (ii) imparting fundamental knowledge of tsunami science for survival, and (iii) listing measures for tsunami disaster mitigation. The second part provides more detailed scientific knowledge on tsunamis and consists two chapters: one describes tsunami occurrence mechanism and near-shore behavior; the other mentions numerical simulation and tsunami forecasting. This book has been awarded the 2009 Book of the Year Award by the Japan Society of Civil Engineers.
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