The orphan tsunami of 1700 : Japanese clues to a parent earthquake in North America

The orphan tsunami of 1700 : Japanese clues to a parent earthquake in North America / Brian F. Atwater [and others] = [Minashigo Genroku tsunami : oya-jishin wa Hokubei nishi kaigan ni ita / Buraian F. Atowōtā and others].

From the traces of a devastating tsunami in Japan during the winter of 1700, scientists discover how it was recorded in Japanese history and then backtrack it to its origins via geological evidence in North America. Their work shows how tsunami research has evolved over three centuries and how this...

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Corporate Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Other Authors: Atwater, Brian F.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Reston, Va. : Seattle : U.S. Geological Survey ; in association with University of Washington Press, 2005.
Series:U.S. Geological Survey professional paper ; 1707.
Subjects:
From 10 thousand years ago
Paleoseismology > Northwest, Pacific.
Paleoseismology > Holocene.
Subduction zones > Northwest, Pacific.
Tsunamis > Japan > History > 18th century > Sources.
Subduction zones > Northwest Coast of North America.
NATURE > Earthquakes & Volcanoes.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Seismology & Volcanism.
SCIENCE > General.
Holocene Geologic Period
Paleoseismology
Subduction zones
Tsunamis
tsunami > Pacifique (bassin) > nord-ouest > 1700.
North America > Northwest Coast of North America
Japan
Pacific Northwest
History
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