Characteristics of the 29th September 2009 South Pacific tsunami as observed at Niuatoputapu Island, Tonga

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 107, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 52-65

  Clark, Kate ^a   Power, William ^a   Nishimura, Yuichi ^b   Kautoke, Richard 'Atelea ^c   Vaiomo'unga, Rennie ^c   Pongi, 'Aleki ^c   Fifita, Makameone ^c  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Ministry of Lands Survey and Natural Resources   (Tonga)

Author keywords

Inundation; Niuatoputapu; Runup; South Pacific; Tsunami; Tsunami warning

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; TSUNAMI EVENT; WARNING SYSTEM;

NIUATOPUTAPU; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH); TONGA;

EID: 79958780717     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2010.12.001     Document Type: Review

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