The Papua New Guinea tsunami of 17 July 1998: Anatomy of a catastrophic event

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 243-266

  Tappin, D R ^a   Watts, P ^b   Grilli, S T ^c  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b Applied Fluids Engineering Inc   (United States)

^c University of Rhode Island   (United States)

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EID: 57049120225     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-8-243-2008     Document Type: Article

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