Predicting tsunami arrivals: Estimates and policy implications

Marine Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 643-650

  Zhang, Dao Hua ^a   Yip, Tsz Leung ^a   Ng, Chiu On ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Contingency plan; Disaster management; Tsunami arrival; Tsunami warning; Water wave

Indexed keywords

ARRIVAL TIME; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; PREDICTION; TSUNAMI; WAVE MODELING;

EID: 63349084806     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2008.12.011     Document Type: Article

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