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Tsunami & Extreme Waves

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Ward, Steve. 2001. Tsunami. In: Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology, Volume 17. Academic Press: MA.

Reference for: Chapter 10, Figures 10-32

Flather, R.A., 2001. Storm surges. In: Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences. J.H. Steele, S.A. Thorpe, and K.K. Turekian, eds. Academic Press: CA. pp 2882-2892.

Reference for: Chapter 10, Storm Surge

 

*Dudley, W.C. and M. Lee.1988. Tsunami! 2nd edition. University of Hawaii Press.

 

*Wade, Mary Dodson. Tsunami: Monster Waves. 2002. Enslow Publishers: NJ.

This book is an excellent young person’s reader on tsunami.

 

Gonzalez, Frank. 1999. Tsunami! Scientific American.

Reference for: Chapter 10, Figure 10-30

*Adams, William Mansfield, editor. 1970. Tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean. Proceedings of The International Symposium on Tsunamis and Tsunami Research. East-West Center Press: HI

*Bryant, Edward. 2001. Tsunami: The Underrated Hazard. Cambridge University Press.

Murty, T. S. 1977. Seismic Sea Waves: Tsunamis. Department of Fisheries and the Environment: Canada.

This is a somewhat advanced textbook on tsunami, although it makes a good reference for general definitions and information on this subject.

Munk, W. 1981. Internal waves and small-scale motions. In: Evolution of Physical Oceanography: Scientific Surveys in Honor of Henry Stommel. B.A. Warren and C. Wunsch, eds. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MA. pp. 264-291.

Reference for: Chapter 10, Internal Waves and Ocean Mixing