Timing and Scale of Tsunamis Caused by the 1994 Rabaul Eruption, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research

Volumn 23, Issue , 2005, Pages 43-56

  Nishimura, Y ^a   Nakagawa, M ^a   Kuduon, J ^b   Wukawa, J ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Rabaul Volcanological Observatory   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

Eruption; Pumiceous sand; Rabaul; Run up; Tsunami; Tsunami deposit

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922477689     PISSN: 18789897     EISSN: 22136959     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-3331-1_3     Document Type: Article

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