Bottom response to a tsunami earthquake: Submersible observations in the epicenter area of the 1993 earthquake off southwestern Hokkaido, Sea of Japan

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 24109-24125

  Takeuchi, Akira ^a   Fujikura, K ^b   Kato, Y ^c   Naganuma, T ^d   Kuramoto, S ^e   Okamura, Y ^e   Okano, H ^f   Aoki, M ^g,h   Kodera, T ^g,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c Maritime Safety Agency   (Japan)

^d HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^f KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g Nippon Mar Enterprises Company Ltd   (Japan)

^h Nippon Marine Enterprises Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSEISMIC PROCESS; EARTHQUAKE; RESPONSE ANALYSIS; SEAFLOOR; TSUNAMI;

OKUSHIRI RIDGE; SEA OF JAPAN;

EID: 0032505797     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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