The Physics of Tsunamis

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Bibliography

Books

"Physics for Scientists and Engineers", (2004), Serway and Jewett, Brooks/Cole Thomson Learning

 

"Furious Earth - The Science and Nature of Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis", (2000), Ellen Prager, McGraw-Hill Publishing

 

"The Official Tommy Tsunami and Ernie Earthquake Coloring Book", (1980), Jewell Hermon, Alaska Emergency Services

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Web Resources

"Surviving a Tsunami—Lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan"

http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/c1187/

 

"The Physics of Tsunamis - The mechanisms of tsunami generation and propagation"

http://www.geophys.washington.edu/tsunami/general/physics/physics.html

 

"Introduction to Physical Oceanography"

http://oceanworld.tamu.edu/resources/ocng_textbook/chapter16/chapter16_01.htm

 

"West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center"

http://wcatwc.gov/

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Photo credits

The main photo in the navigation bar courtesy of

http://www.schwimmbadgestaltung.de/schwimmbaeder/Fotos%20Schwimmbaeder/Tsunami%203.htm

All other images are courtesy of the site noted underneath. If no note, it is from Justin Priest

Special Thanks to Mike Diggles of USGS for photo permission.

http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/c1187/

 

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