Tsunami: To Survive from Tsunami

ISBN-13: 9789814277488 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 316 str.

Susumu Murata;Fumihiko Imamura;Kazumasa Katoh

Opis

This book provides comprehensive scientific information and knowledge survival tips on how to survive a tsunami. It is especially useful to those living (or about to live) in tsunami-prone areas, and to travelers who may visit such areas. The book is composed of two parts. The first consists of three chapters on how to survive a tsunami by: describing precious lessons obtained from actual tsunami disasters; imparting fundamental knowledge of tsunami science for survival; and, listing measures for tsunami disaster mitigation. The second part provides more detailed scientific knowledge on tsunamis and consists two chapters: one describes tsunami occurrence mechanism and near-shore behavior, and the other mentions numerical simulation and tsunami forecasting.