The effect of bathymetry on tsunami characteristics at Sisano Lagoon, Papua New Guinea

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 23, 1999, Pages 3513-3516

  Matsuyama, Masafumi ^a,d   Walsh, J P ^a,b   Yeh, Harry ^c,d  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; EARTHQUAKES; TSUNAMIS;

EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BATHYMETRY; SUBMARINE LANDSLIDE; TSUNAMI;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 0033501033     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GL005412     Document Type: Article

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