Tsunamis generated by coastal and submarine landslides in the Mediterranean Sea

Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences, 3rd International Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 415-422

  Papadopoulos, G A ^a   Daskalaki, E ^a   Fokaefs, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Landslide; Mediterranaen Sea; Tsunami generation; Tsunami potential

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; LANDSLIDES; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; SUBMARINES; VOLCANOES;

AEOLIAN ISLANDS , ITALY; LANDSLIDE TSUNAMIS; MEDITERRANAEN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; STRONG EARTHQUAKES; SUBMARINE LANDSLIDES; TSUNAMI GENERATION; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS;

TSUNAMIS;

EID: 84986182667     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6512-5_43     Document Type: Conference Paper

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