Detailed analysis of tsunami waveforms generated by the 1946 Aleutian tsunami earthquake

The 1946 Aleutian earthquake was a typical tsunami earthquake which generated abnormally larger tsunami than expected from its seismic waves. Previously, Johnson and Satake (1997) estimated the fault model of this earthquake using the tsunami waveforms observed at tide gauges. However, they did...

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Main Authors: Y. Tanioka, T. Seno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2001-01-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/1/171/2001/nhess-1-171-2001.pdf