Assessment of the major hazard potential of interfacial solitary waves moving over a trapezoidal obstacle on a horizontal plateau

Natural Hazards

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 841-852

  Chen, Chen Yuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Horizontal plateau; Interfacial solitary wave; Laboratory experiments; Tsunamis

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; INTERNAL WAVE; SOLITARY WAVE; TSUNAMI; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 84862777408     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-012-0107-7     Document Type: Article

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