Caribbean Tsunamis
Springer (Verlag)
978-90-481-6467-7 (ISBN)
Audience: This book provides a thorough, yet highly accessible review of tsunamis in the Caribbean. It is of interest not only to tsunami and natural hazards specialists at academia and governmental institutes, but also to policy makers and to the general public.
1 The Caribbean.- 2 The Tsunami Hazard.- 3 About the 500-Year Tsunami History.- 4 Types and Effects of Tsunamis.- 5 Education about Tsunami Risks.- Appendices.- Appendix A. Islands of the West Indies.- A.1. Greater Antilles.- A.2. Lesser Antilles.- A.2.1. Leeward Islands (The Leewards).- A.2.2. Windward Islands (The Windwards).- A.2.3. Southern Antilles.- A.3. Other Caribbean Islands in the Historical Record.- A.4. Caribbean Continental Country Islands.- Appendix B. Interval Periods for Major Tsunamis.- Appendix C. Equivalent Linear Conversions.- Appendix D. Earthquake Scale Definitions.- D.1. Modified Mercalli Earthquake Intensity Scale: MMI.- D.2. Rossi-Forell Earthquake Intensity Scale: R—F.- D.3. Other Earthquake Intensity Scales.- D.3.1. Hall Earthquake Intensity Scale.- D.3.2. Milne Earthquake Intensity Scale.- D.3.3. Ramírez Earthquake Intensity Scale.- D.3.4. Robson Earthquake Intensity Scale.- D.3.5. Rockwood Earthquake Intensity Scale.- D.3.6. Rudolph Earthquake Intensity Scale.- Appendix E. Richter Earthquake Magnitude Scale.- Appendix F. U.S. Caribbean Territories Affected by Tsunamis.- The Caribbean Tsunami History.- Index of Geographic Names.- Acknowledgement of Copyright Exclusion.
Reihe/Serie | Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research ; 20 |
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Zusatzinfo | XV, 263 p. |
Verlagsort | Dordrecht |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 160 x 240 mm |
Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz |
Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geophysik | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Hydrologie / Ozeanografie | |
ISBN-10 | 90-481-6467-2 / 9048164672 |
ISBN-13 | 978-90-481-6467-7 / 9789048164677 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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