Advanced Series on Ocean Engineering: Tsunami (ePub)

-->The book is organized into two parts: the first part covers (i) the precious lessons obtained from recent actual tsunami disasters including the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami and 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster, (ii) fundamental knowledge of tsunami for our survival, and (iii) concludes the lessons learnt and listing measures for tsunami disaster mitigation for saving human lives. The second part presents tsunami from academic perspective in two chapters: one describes tsunami occurrence mechanism and near-shore behavior; the other mentions numerical simulation and forecasting of tsunami. -->Contents:How Can We Escape a Tsunami?:Examples of Tsunami DisastersTsunami DisasterKnowledge for Tsunami SurvivalPrevention and Mitigation of Tsunami DisastersTsunami Behavior and Forecasting:Occurrence and Amplification of TsunamisTsunami Simulations and Forecasting Systems --> -->Readership: Undergraduates and graduates interested in tsunamis, tsunami mitigation planners, oceanographers and physicists, especially residents in tsunami prone areas. -->Keywords:Tsunami;Disaster;Mitigation;Hardware;Software;Hazard MapReview:Key Features:The book aims to provide scientific information and knowledge for survival from tsunami to people who live or may possibly live in the areas prone to tsunami, or travelers who may visit such areasAll these chapters are described from the viewpoint of saving human lives through lessons learnt and measures for tsunami disaster mitigationWritten by world renowned experts on tsunami