Mangrove forests: resilience, protection from tsunamis, and responses to global climate change
DM Alongi - Estuarine, coastal and shelf science, 2008 - Elsevier
This review assesses the degree of resilience of mangrove forests to large, infrequent
disturbance (tsunamis) and their role in coastal protection, and to chronic disturbance events …
disturbance (tsunamis) and their role in coastal protection, and to chronic disturbance events …
Achievements and prospects of global broadband seismographic networks after 30 years of continuous geophysical observations
Global seismographic networks (GSNs) emerged during the late nineteenth and early
twentieth centuries, facilitated by seminal international developments in theory, technology …
twentieth centuries, facilitated by seminal international developments in theory, technology …
[BOOK][B] The mechanics of earthquakes and faulting
CH Scholz - 2019 - books.google.com
This essential reference for graduate students and researchers provides a unified treatment
of earthquakes and faulting as two aspects of brittle tectonics at different timescales. The …
of earthquakes and faulting as two aspects of brittle tectonics at different timescales. The …
[BOOK][B] Fundamentals of geophysics
W Lowrie, A Fichtner - 2020 - books.google.com
This enduringly popular undergraduate textbook has been thoroughly reworked and
updated, and now comprises twelve chapters covering the same breadth of topics as earlier …
updated, and now comprises twelve chapters covering the same breadth of topics as earlier …
[BOOK][B] Physics of the Earth
FD Stacey, PM Davis - 2008 - books.google.com
The fourth edition of Physics of the Earth maintains the original philosophy of this classic
graduate textbook on fundamental solid earth geophysics, while being completely revised …
graduate textbook on fundamental solid earth geophysics, while being completely revised …
[BOOK][B] Why religion is natural and science is not
RN McCauley - 2011 - books.google.com
The battle between religion and science, competing methods of knowing ourselves and our
world, has been raging for many centuries. Now scientists themselves are looking at …
world, has been raging for many centuries. Now scientists themselves are looking at …
[BOOK][B] Energy in nature and society: general energetics of complex systems
V Smil - 2007 - books.google.com
A comprehensive, systematic, analytically unified, and interdisciplinary treatment of energy
in nature and society, from solar radiation and photosynthesis to our fossil fuelled civilization …
in nature and society, from solar radiation and photosynthesis to our fossil fuelled civilization …
Submarine landslides: processes, triggers and hazard prediction
DG Masson, CB Harbitz, RB Wynn… - … of the Royal …, 2006 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Huge landslides, mobilizing hundreds to thousands of km3 of sediment and rock are
ubiquitous in submarine settings ranging from the steepest volcanic island slopes to the …
ubiquitous in submarine settings ranging from the steepest volcanic island slopes to the …
Rupture process of the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake
The 26 December 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake initiated slowly, with small slip and a
slow rupture speed for the first 40 to 60 seconds. Then the rupture expanded at a speed of …
slow rupture speed for the first 40 to 60 seconds. Then the rupture expanded at a speed of …
[BOOK][B] The underrated hazard
E Bryant - 2008 - Springer
In the last three years, there have been three large tsunamis in the Indian Ocean, most
notably the notorious one which struck on 26 December 2004 and killed more than 238,000 …
notably the notorious one which struck on 26 December 2004 and killed more than 238,000 …