TY - BOOK ID - 8504574 TI - Tsunami : a growing disaster PY - 2011 SN - 9535151630 9533074310 PB - IntechOpen DB - UniCat KW - Tsunamis KW - Risk assessment. KW - Earthquake sea waves KW - Seismic sea waves KW - Seismic surges KW - Tidal waves KW - Tunamis KW - Natural disasters KW - Ocean waves KW - Earthquake engineering UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8504574 AB - The objective of this multi-disciplinary book is to provide a collection of expert writing on different aspects of pre- and post- tsunami developments and management techniques. It is intended to be distributed within the scientific community and among the decision makers for tsunami risk reduction. The presented chapters have been thoroughly reviewed and accepted for publication. It presents advanced methods for tsunami measurement using Ocean-bottom pressure sensor, kinematic GPS buoy, satellite altimetry, Paleotsunami, Ionospheric sounding, early warning system, and scenario based numerical modeling. It continues to present case studies from the Northern Caribbean, Makran region and Tamil Nadu coast in India. Furthermore, classifying tsunamis into local, regional and global, their possible impact on the region and its immediate vicinity is highlighted. It also includes the effects of tsunami hazard on the coastal environment and infrastructure (structures, lifelines, water resources, bridges, dykes, etc.); and finally the need for emergency medical response preparedness and the prevention of psychological consequences of the affected survivors has been discussed. ER -