TY - BOOK ID - 78070329 TI - The Orphan tsunami of 1700 AU - Atwater, Brian F AU - Geological Survey (U.S.) PY - 2015 SN - 0295998512 9780295998510 0295998083 9780295998084 PB - Reston, Va. Seattle DB - UniCat KW - Paleoseismology KW - Subduction zones KW - Zones, Subduction KW - Plate tectonics KW - Holocene Epoch KW - Late Quaternary Period KW - Postglacial Epoch KW - Recent Epoch KW - Historical seismicity KW - Historical seismology KW - Palaeoseismology KW - Paleoseismicity KW - Seismicity, Historical KW - Paleogeophysics KW - Seismology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78070329 AB - From the traces of a devastating tsunami in Japan during the winter of 1700, scientists discover how it was recorded in Japanese history and then backtrack it to its origins via geological evidence in North America. Their work shows how tsunami research has evolved over three centuries and how this event impacts current warning systems. ER -