Tsunami generation and propagation from the Mjølnir asteroid impact

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1473-1493

  Glimsdal, S ^a,d,e   Pedersen, G K ^b,d   Langtangen, H P ^a,b   Shuvalov, V ^c   Dypvik, H ^b  

^a Simular Research Laboratory   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOSPHERE DYNAMICS   (Russian Federation)

^d International Centre for Geohazards   (Norway)

^e NORWEGIAN GEOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

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EID: 38549105954     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2007.tb00586.x     Document Type: Article

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