Three-dimensional tsunami generation simulation due to sea-bottom deformation and its interpretation based on the linear theory

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 877-888

  Saito, Tatsuhiko ^a,b   Furumura, Takashi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Computational seismology; Theoretical seismology; Tsunamis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; ELEVATION; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHASE VELOCITY; SEA SURFACE; SEAFLOOR; SEISMOLOGY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TSUNAMI EVENT; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WATER DEPTH;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; IWATE; JAPAN; SANRIKU; TOHOKU;

EID: 67749129125     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04206.x     Document Type: Article

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