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Tsunami Propagation in Tidal Rivers

By Elena Tolkova (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Year
2018
ISBN
978-3-319-73286-2, 978-3-319-73287-9
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6510867 bytes)
Series
SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences
Edition
1
Pages
XII, 123\131
Time added
2018-02-03 11:00:00
Natural Hazards

Description

Using observations of the 2011-Tohoku and some other tsunamis in rivers as a starting point for analytical and numerical exploration, this book suggests a basis for predicting tsunami impacts in a river after the wave has transitioned into the river’s channel. Front Matter ....Pages i-xii Observations of Tsunamis in Rivers (Elena Tolkova)....Pages 1-21 First Analytical Chapter: Long Wave Set-Up (Elena Tolkova)....Pages 23-35 Like Tsunamis, Tides Make Rivers Deeper (Elena Tolkova)....Pages 37-50 Tsunami and Tidal Set-Up in Rivers: A Numerical Study (Elena Tolkova)....Pages 51-70 Second Analytical Chapter: Ascending with the Wave (Elena Tolkova)....Pages 71-83 Tsunami Rides Tides (Elena Tolkova)....Pages 85-102 Tsunami Bores (Elena Tolkova)....Pages 103-120 Back Matter ....Pages 121-123

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