Three Great Tsunamis: Lisbon (1755), Sumatra-Andaman (2004) and Japan (2011)

• Main Authors: Gupta, Harsh K. (Author), Gahalaut, Vineet K. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences,
• Subjects: Geography.; Physical geography.; Oceanography.; Geology.; Hydraulic engineering.; Earth Sciences.; Natural Hazards.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Measurement Science and Instrumentation.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6576-4

Tsunamis are primarily caused by earthquakes. Under favourable geological conditions, when a large earthquake occurs below the sea bed and the resultant rupture causes a vertical displacement of the ocean bed, the entire column of water above it is displaced, causing a tsunami. In the ocean, tsunami...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Fundamentals of Tsunami
• 1755 Lisbon Earthquake and Tsunami
• 2004 Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake and Tsunami
• 2011 Tohoku-Oki�Earthquake and Tsunami
• Global Effort to Forecast and Mitigate Tsunami Hazard
• Looking into the Future.