Tsunami hazard along the U.S. Atlantic coast

Marine Geology

Volumn 264, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 1-3

  ten Brink, Uri ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

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EID: 67650177471     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2009.03.011     Document Type: Editorial

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