Scenarios of giant tsunamis of tectonic origin in the mediterranean

ISET Journal of Earthquake Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 171-188

  Tinti, Stefano ^a   Armigliato, Alberto ^a   Pagnoni, Gianluca ^a   Zaniboni, Filippo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Large Tsunamigenic Earthquakes; Mediterranean Region; Tsunami Modelling; Tsunami Propagation; Tsunami Travel Times

Indexed keywords

ALARM SYSTEMS; COASTAL ZONES; EARTHQUAKES; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WAVE PROPAGATION;

LARGE TSUNAMIGENIC EARTHQUAKES; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; TSUNAMI PROPAGATION; TSUNAMI TRAVEL TIMES;

TSUNAMIS;

EID: 33745794478     PISSN: 09720405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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