Tsunami Propagation in Tidal Rivers

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.  

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tolkova, Elena
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2018, 2018
Edition:1st ed. 2018
Series:SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Observations of tsunamis in rivers
  • Chapter 2. First analytical chapter: long wave set-up
  • Chapter 3. Like tsunamis, tides make rivers deeper
  • Chapter 4. Tsunami and tidal set-up in rivers: a numerical study
  • Chapter 5. Second analytical chapter: ascending with the wave
  • Chapter 6. Tsunami rides tides
  • Chapter 7. Tsunami Bores