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Author:   Gerassimos Papadopoulos (Institute of Geodynamics, National Observatory of Athens, Athens, Greece)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.630kg
ISBN:  

9780124202245

ISBN 10:   0124202241
Pages:   290
Publication Date:   16 December 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Foreword Introduction Part I: Tsunamis in the Global Ocean 1.1. Large tsunamis around the globe 1.2 Tsunami modeling 1.3 Tsunami quantification 1.4 The 2004 devastating tsunami in the Indian Ocean 1.5 The 2011 devastating tsunami in Japan 1.6 Early Warning Systems 1.7 Lessons learned for risk mitigation Part 2: Tsunamis in Europe and the Mediterranean 2.1 Documentation 2.2 Impact of Tsunamis 2.3 Tsunami Sources and Generation Mechanisms 2.4 What can we Learn from Numerical Modeling? 2.5 Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment 2.6 Early Warning Systems and Risk Mitigation 3. References 4. Index

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Dr. Gerassimos A. Papadopoulos is a Research Director at the Institute of Geodynamics, National Observatory of Athens. Papadopoulos is an earthquake and tsunami scientist with more than 100 reviewed papers and more than 1200 non-self citations about earthquakes and tsunamis in the European-Mediterranean Region (EMR) and beyond. Papadopoulos has been involved in EMR tsunami research since 1983 participating as leading scientist in EU major tsunami research projects. In 2001 along with Prof. Imamura (Japan) they proposed the so-called Papadopoulos-Imamura new tsunami intensity scale which today is used and applied all around the globe.

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