Meteorological Tsunamis: The U.S. East Coast and Other Coastal Regions

The book encompasses a set of papers on meteorological tsunamis covering various aspects on this rare but potentially destructive multiresonant phenomenon. Altogether an editorial  and 15 contributions  are part of this book; eight of the contributions deal with different aspects of meteotsunamis al...

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Other Authors: Vilibić, Ivica (Editor), Monserrat, Sebastian (Editor), Rabinovich, Alexander B. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2015, 2015
Edition:1st ed. 2015
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The book encompasses a set of papers on meteorological tsunamis covering various aspects on this rare but potentially destructive multiresonant phenomenon. Altogether an editorial  and 15 contributions  are part of this book; eight of the contributions deal with different aspects of meteotsunamis along the U.S. East Coast and in the region of the Great Lakes, including one paper introducing a new methodology in meteotsunami research. Seven more papers are documenting meteotsunamis in various coastal areas of the world oceans. All continents, except Antarctica, have been covered, with the authors representing 11 countries.  Previously Published in Natural Hazards, Volume 74, No. 1, 2014
Physical Description:VI, 306 p online resource
ISBN:9783319127125