Numerical simulation of the landslide-generated tsunami in Kitimat Arm, British Columbia, Canada, 27 April 1975

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Skvortsov, A ^a   Bornhold, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS FLOW; ESTIMATION METHOD; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FJORD; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LANDSLIDE; MODEL VALIDATION; SIMULATION; SLOPE FAILURE; SOLITARY WAVE; TSUNAMI; WAVE-SEAFLOOR INTERACTION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; KITIMAT RIVER; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34548303960     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JF000499     Document Type: Article

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