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Caribbean tsunami hazard: Proceedings of the NSF Caribbean Tsunami Workshop, San Juan, Beach Hotel, Puerto Rico 30 - 31 March 2004
Mercado-Irizarry, A.; Liu, P. (Ed.) (2006). Caribbean tsunami hazard: Proceedings of the NSF Caribbean Tsunami Workshop, San Juan, Beach Hotel, Puerto Rico 30 - 31 March 2004. World Scientific Publishing: Singapore. ISBN 981-256-535-3. XVIII, 341 pp.

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    VLIZ: Proceedings M1 [100329]
Document type: Conference

Keywords
    Hazards > Geological hazards > Earthquakes
    Motion > Sediment movement > Mass movement > Slides > Geological hazards > Landslides
    Water waves > Surface water waves > Tsunamis
    ASW, Caribbean [Marine Regions]; Caribbean Region [Marine Regions]
    Marine/Coastal

Authors  Top 
  • Mercado-Irizarry, A., editor
  • Liu, P., editor

Abstract
    This book aims to present the overall existing tsunami hazard in the Caribbean Sea region, a region which is typically only associated with hurricanes. It initially presents an overview of all of the existing tsunami-causing factors found in the region: earthquakes, sub-aerial and submarine landslides, and submarine explosions. This is followed by field evidence of recent and pre-historic tsunami events, which gives credibility to all of this effort. The next section is a description of the tsunami hazard mitigation efforts being carried out locally and in collaboration with national and international programs. The final part is dedicated to the presentation of related recent research results.

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