A Second Generation of Tsunami Inundation Maps for the State of California

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 168, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2133-2146

  Barberopoulou, A ^a   Borrero, J C ^a,b   Uslu, B ^c   Legg, M R ^d   Synolakis, C E ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Amalgamates Solutions and Research Ltd   (New Zealand)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Legg Geophysical   (United States)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

California; coastal; evacuation; inundation; inundation maps; mitigation; natural hazards; Tsunami

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIA; COASTAL; EVACUATION; INUNDATION; INUNDATION MAPS; MITIGATION; NATURAL HAZARD;

COASTAL ZONES;

TSUNAMIS;

COASTAL ZONE; EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MAPPING; NUMERICAL MODEL; POINT SOURCE; PROBABILITY; STATE ROLE; TSUNAMI; WAVE ACTION; WAVE GENERATION;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80955125585     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-011-0293-3     Document Type: Article

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