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By Susumu Murata,Fumihiko Imamura,Kazumasa Katoh,Yoshiaki Kawata,Shigeo Tahashi,Tomotsuka Takayama
This publication offers complete medical details and information survival the way to live on a tsunami. it's in particular beneficial to these residing (or approximately to reside) in tsunami-prone components, and to tourists who may possibly stopover at such components. The ebook consists of 2 components: the 1st which includes 3 chapters on tips on how to live to tell the tale a tsunami via (i) describing helpful classes bought from real tsunami mess ups, (ii) supplying primary wisdom of tsunami technology for survival, and (iii) directory measures for tsunami catastrophe mitigation. the second one half offers extra precise medical wisdom on tsunamis and is composed chapters: one describes tsunami incidence mechanism and near-shore habit; the opposite mentions numerical simulation and tsunami forecasting. This e-book has been presented the 2009 publication of the yr Award by way of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers.
Contents:
- How to outlive a Tsunami:
- Examples of Tsunamis and Tsunami Disasters
- Knowledge for Tsunami Survival
- Prevention and Mitigation of Tsunami Disasters
- Tsunami habit and Forecasting:
- Occurrence and Amplification of Tsunamis
- Tsunami Simulations and Forecasting Systems
Readership: Undergraduates and graduates drawn to tsunamis, tsunami mitigation planners, oceanographers and physicists, in particular citizens in tsunami companies areas.
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