Ebook: Tsunami: Progress in Prediction, Disaster Prevention and Warning

Under the auspices of the Tsunami Commission of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics and the International Coordination Group of the International Oceanographic Commission, the IUGGIIOC International Tsunami Symposium, TSUNAMI '93 (Sixteenth International Tsunami Symposium) was held in Wakayama, Olle of the most historical areas in the prevention of tsunami disasters in Japan, from 23 to 27 August, 1993 by the Organizing Committee of the Japan Society of Ovil Engineers, in commemoration of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction. More than one hundred and fifty scientists, engineers and specialists specializing in tsunami research and mitigation of the disasters met from thirteen countries to exchange current information on technica1 advances and to discuss progress in the science. Over hundred and ten abstracts were submitted, most of which were excellent. It was specially agreed in this symposium that in the aftemoon of the third day a usual session for operational tsunami warning systems and plans for improvement is hdd, but three days for presentation and publication restrictions only permit the presentation of less than 78 papers.

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The Sixteenth International Tsunami Symposium, TSUNAMI ?93, drew more than 150 scientists, engineers and specialists in tsunami research and disaster mitigation from 13 countries. The leading contributions to the symposium, selected after a rigorous reviewing process, are presented here under three broad headings:

• - Tsunami Generation, Propagation and Inundation: Their Prediction and Simulation.
• - Tsunami Disasters: Their Prevention and Mitigation.
• - Tsunami Observations, and Warning Systems and Plans for Improvement.

Audience: Scientists, engineers and graduate students interested in the prediction of earthquakes and tsunamis, tsunami disasters and their prevention and mitigation. Professionals in the field of coastal management and protection.

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The Sixteenth International Tsunami Symposium, TSUNAMI ?93, drew more than 150 scientists, engineers and specialists in tsunami research and disaster mitigation from 13 countries. The leading contributions to the symposium, selected after a rigorous reviewing process, are presented here under three broad headings:

• - Tsunami Generation, Propagation and Inundation: Their Prediction and Simulation.
• - Tsunami Disasters: Their Prevention and Mitigation.
• - Tsunami Observations, and Warning Systems and Plans for Improvement.

Audience: Scientists, engineers and graduate students interested in the prediction of earthquakes and tsunamis, tsunami disasters and their prevention and mitigation. Professionals in the field of coastal management and protection.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxviii
On-Shelf Tsunami Generation and Coastal Propagation....Pages 1-20
Estimate of Tsunami Run-up Heights from Earthquake Magnitudes....Pages 21-35
Generation Mechanism of the First Wave of the 1983 Nihonkai-Chubu Earthquake Tsunami....Pages 37-53
An Investigation on the Propagation of Tsunamis in the Aegean Sea by Mathematical Modeling....Pages 55-70
Source Parameters of the 1957 Aleutian and 1938 Alaskan Earthquakes from Tsunami Waveforms....Pages 71-84
Tsunami Wave Hindcasting in the Japan Sea....Pages 85-98
Numerical Simulations of the 1960 Chilean Tsunami Propagation and Inundation at Hilo, Hawaii....Pages 99-115
Tsunami Amplification Due to Resonance in Alberni Inlet: Normal Modes....Pages 117-128
Large Scale Three-Dimensional Laboratory Measurements of Tsunami Inundation....Pages 129-149
The Cape Mendocino Tsunami, 25 April 1992....Pages 151-158
Alaskan Tsunamis Revisited....Pages 159-172
Response of Residents at the Moment of Tsunamis-The 1992 Flores Island Earthquake Tsunami, Indonesia-....Pages 173-185
Geomorphological Impact of the Flores Tsunami of 12th December, 1992....Pages 187-195
Re-Examination of Historical Tsunamis in Shikoku Island, Japan....Pages 197-210
Historical and Prehistorical Large Tsunamis in the Southern Ryukyus, Japan....Pages 211-221
A Road Management Approach for Tsunami Disaster Planning....Pages 223-234
Hydraulic Phenomena and Tsunami Damages in Fishing Ports -A Case Study of the Nihonkai-Chubu Earthquake Tsunami-....Pages 235-247
Case Studies of Tsunami Countermeasure Considering Coastal Environment....Pages 249-262
Tsunami, Disasters and Defence Works in Case of the 1993 Hokkaido-Oki Earthquake Tsunami....Pages 263-276
The Role of Public Education and Awareness in Tsunami Hazard Management....Pages 277-285
Tsunami Observation by Ocean Bottom Pressure Gauge....Pages 287-303
Japan Tsunami Warning System; Present Status and Future Plan....Pages 305-322
Tsunami Studies and Their Application to Peru’s Socio-Economic Development and Emergency Planning....Pages 323-336
Back Matter....Pages 337-337

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The Sixteenth International Tsunami Symposium, TSUNAMI ?93, drew more than 150 scientists, engineers and specialists in tsunami research and disaster mitigation from 13 countries. The leading contributions to the symposium, selected after a rigorous reviewing process, are presented here under three broad headings:

• - Tsunami Generation, Propagation and Inundation: Their Prediction and Simulation.
• - Tsunami Disasters: Their Prevention and Mitigation.
• - Tsunami Observations, and Warning Systems and Plans for Improvement.

Audience: Scientists, engineers and graduate students interested in the prediction of earthquakes and tsunamis, tsunami disasters and their prevention and mitigation. Professionals in the field of coastal management and protection.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxviii
On-Shelf Tsunami Generation and Coastal Propagation....Pages 1-20
Estimate of Tsunami Run-up Heights from Earthquake Magnitudes....Pages 21-35
Generation Mechanism of the First Wave of the 1983 Nihonkai-Chubu Earthquake Tsunami....Pages 37-53
An Investigation on the Propagation of Tsunamis in the Aegean Sea by Mathematical Modeling....Pages 55-70
Source Parameters of the 1957 Aleutian and 1938 Alaskan Earthquakes from Tsunami Waveforms....Pages 71-84
Tsunami Wave Hindcasting in the Japan Sea....Pages 85-98
Numerical Simulations of the 1960 Chilean Tsunami Propagation and Inundation at Hilo, Hawaii....Pages 99-115
Tsunami Amplification Due to Resonance in Alberni Inlet: Normal Modes....Pages 117-128
Large Scale Three-Dimensional Laboratory Measurements of Tsunami Inundation....Pages 129-149
The Cape Mendocino Tsunami, 25 April 1992....Pages 151-158
Alaskan Tsunamis Revisited....Pages 159-172
Response of Residents at the Moment of Tsunamis-The 1992 Flores Island Earthquake Tsunami, Indonesia-....Pages 173-185
Geomorphological Impact of the Flores Tsunami of 12th December, 1992....Pages 187-195
Re-Examination of Historical Tsunamis in Shikoku Island, Japan....Pages 197-210
Historical and Prehistorical Large Tsunamis in the Southern Ryukyus, Japan....Pages 211-221
A Road Management Approach for Tsunami Disaster Planning....Pages 223-234
Hydraulic Phenomena and Tsunami Damages in Fishing Ports -A Case Study of the Nihonkai-Chubu Earthquake Tsunami-....Pages 235-247
Case Studies of Tsunami Countermeasure Considering Coastal Environment....Pages 249-262
Tsunami, Disasters and Defence Works in Case of the 1993 Hokkaido-Oki Earthquake Tsunami....Pages 263-276
The Role of Public Education and Awareness in Tsunami Hazard Management....Pages 277-285
Tsunami Observation by Ocean Bottom Pressure Gauge....Pages 287-303
Japan Tsunami Warning System; Present Status and Future Plan....Pages 305-322
Tsunami Studies and Their Application to Peru’s Socio-Economic Development and Emergency Planning....Pages 323-336
Back Matter....Pages 337-337
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