Characteristics of oceanic impact-induced large water waves - Re-evaluation of the tsunami hazard

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1893-1903

  Wünnemann, Kai ^a   Weiss, Robert ^b   Hofmann, Kay ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 41549104272     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2007.tb00548.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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