Report of the New Zealand reconnaissance team to the area of the 17 July 1998 Tsunami at Sissano Lagoon, Papua New Guinea

Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 102-118

  Goldsmith, Peter ^a   Barnett, Alastair ^b   Goff, James ^c   McSaveney, Mauri ^c   Elliott, Scott ^d   Nongkas, Michael ^d  

^a Fraser Thomas   (New Zealand)

^b Montgomery Watson   (New Zealand)

^c GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA   (Papua New Guinea)

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EID: 0001350287     PISSN: 11749857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5459/bnzsee.32.2.102-118     Document Type: Article

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