Generation of meteorological tsunamis (large amplitude seiches) near the Balearic and Kuril Islands

Natural Hazards

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-55

  Rabinovich, Alexander B ^a   Monserrat, Sebastian ^b  

^a SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pressure oscillations; Balearic Islands; Bottom pressure measurements; Ciutadella; Harbour resonance; Kuril Islands; Long waves; Rissaga; Seiches; Tsunami; Wave generation

Indexed keywords

OSCILLATION; SEICHE; TSUNAMI;

JAPAN; SPAIN;

EID: 0032419671     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008096627047     Document Type: Article

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