Citation
(2002), "Tsunamis", Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 11 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/dpm.2002.07311aag.005
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2002, MCB UP Limited
Tsunamis
Tsunamis
Tsunami Community http://www.tsunamicommunity.org
Created by an ad hoc committee of 14 tsunami researchers, this Web site is intended to be a stage for the presentation of research in progress and a forum for data exchange. As listed on its introductory page, the site's goals are to:
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describe tsunami generation;
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facilitate tsunami hazard mitigation,;
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document historical tsunamis;
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provide tsunami benchmark problems;
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distribute seafloor bathymetry;
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showcase community models;
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provide tsunami case studies;
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simulate future tsunami scenarios; and
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gather tsunami links and tsongs [sic].
International Tsunami Information Centre (ITIC) International Coordinating Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific (ICG/ITSU)http://www.tgsv5.nws.noaa.gov/pr/hq/itic.htm http://www.shoa.cl/oceano/iticlfrontpage.htm
These two Web pages provide information from and about the International Tsunami Information Centre (ITIC) and the International Coordinating Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific (ICG/ITSU). The first includes a "Tsunami reading list" and a history of the organizations. The second provides updated information on recent tsunamis and earthquakes, details about upcoming conferences, the ITIC newsletter, field reports, conference proceedings, full-text documents (including post-tsunami survey handbooks in various languages and the warning system's communication plan), and recent tsunami watches or warnings. Further information on ITIC and the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific are available from the International Tsunami Information Centre, Grosvenor Center, Mauka Tower, 737 Bishop Street, Suite 2200, Honolulu, H196813. Tel: (808) 532-6422; Fax: (808) 532-5576; E-mail: itic@moana.itic.noaa.gov
George Pararas-Carayannishttp://www.geocities.com/capecanaveral/lab/1029
Long-time tsunami researcher George Pararas-Carayannis has assembled this colourful site, which includes bulletins about recent events, conference announcements and reviews, tsunami frequently asked questions (FAQs), a section on societal effects of tsunamis, a section on physical properties, a database of historical tsunamis, bibliographies, descriptions of tsunami warning systems, a section on prediction and evaluation, a glossary, and links to other tsunami information on the Web.
Michael Painewww.tpgi.com.au/users/tps-seti/spacegd7.html
This site, prepared by Australian Michael Paine, offers a treatise on potential tsunamis generated by asteroid or comet impacts. Besides attractive graphics and animation, the site is well documented and includes links to numerous other scholarly works on this hazard.