Tsunami generation and propagation. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Tatsuhiko Saito.
• Authors: Saito, Tatsuhiko
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 Offshore Tsunami Observations; 1.2 The 2011 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake; 1.3 Observation Inside Earthquake Focal Area; 1.4 Focus of This Book; References; Chapter 2: Overview of Tsunami; 2.1 Earthquakes and Tsunami: A Possible Scenario in Nankai Trough, Japan; 2.1.1 Nankai Trough, Japan; 2.1.2 Earthquake Rupture Model; 2.1.3 A Two-Step Method for Simulating Tsunami Generation and Propagation; 2.1.4 Seismic Waves and Permanent Sea-Bottom Displacement; 2.1.5 Tsunami Generation and Propagation; 2.1.6 Slow Rupture; 2.2 Tsunami Generation 2.3 Tsunami Propagation2.3.1 Propagation Speed; 2.3.2 Amplification; 2.3.3 Nonlinearity; 2.3.4 Inundation; 2.4 Points of Tsunami Generation and Propagation; Appendices; Appendix A: Simulation Method of Tsunami Generated by an Earthquake; Appendix B: Phase Velocity in Nonlinear Long-Wave Equations: The First-Order Approximation Method; References; Chapter 3: Propagation of Tsunami and Seismic Waves; 3.1 Governing Equations; 3.1.1 Stress and Strain; 3.1.1.1 Stress; 3.1.1.2 Strain; 3.1.1.3 Extensional Strain; 3.1.1.4 Dilatation; 3.1.1.5 Shear Strain 3.1.2 Equation of Motion and Constitutive Laws3.1.2.1 Equation of Motion; 3.1.2.2 Laws of Medium Properties: Constitutive Law; 3.1.2.3 Compressible Fluid; 3.1.2.4 Incompressible Fluid; 3.1.2.5 Boundary Conditions; 3.2 Tsunami: Dynamics of Incompressible Fluid; 3.2.1 Fundamental Equations of Tsunami; 3.2.2 Tsunami; 3.2.2.1 Phase Velocity; 3.2.2.2 Particle Orbit; 3.2.2.3 Pressure Change; 3.2.2.4 Tsunamis as Band-Limited Ocean Waves: Group Velocity; 3.2.3 Energy Density and Energy Flux Density for Incompressible Fluid; 3.2.3.1 Tsunami Energy and Energy Flux; 3.3 Seismic Waves: Elastic Dynamics 3.3.1 P, S, and Rayleigh Waves3.3.1.1 Plane Wave Propagation; 3.3.1.2 SH Wave; 3.3.1.3 P-SV Wave; 3.3.1.4 P Wave; 3.3.1.5 SV Wave; 3.3.1.6 Rayleigh Wave; 3.3.2 Ocean Acoustic Waves; 3.3.2.1 Acoustic Waves in Seawater; 3.3.2.2 Ocean Acoustic Waves: P Waves in a Sea Layer; 3.3.3 Energy Density and Energy Flux Density for Elastic Medium; 3.4 Waves in Continuum Medium; References; Chapter 4: Earthquakes; 4.1 A Point Source and Seismic Wave Excitation; 4.1.1 A Point Shear Dislocation Source: Equivalent Body Force and Moment Tensor; 4.1.2 Displacement Field from a Point Source 4.1.2.1 Permanent Displacement Field4.1.2.2 Propagating Seismic Waves: Far-Field Terms; 4.1.2.3 Centroid Moment Tensor (CMT) Solution; 4.2 Finite Fault Model and Scaling Law; 4.2.1 Stress Drop; 4.2.2 Scaling Law; 4.2.3 Using the Scaling Law for Tsunami Simulation; 4.3 Seismic Wave Simulation; 4.3.1 Finite Difference Method; 4.3.1.1 Effective Medium Parameters; 4.3.1.2 Moment Tensor Represented by Earthquake Fault Parameters; 4.3.1.3 Diminishing the Waves Reflected from the Simulation Boundaries; 4.3.1.4 Further Reading and Open Codes
• Publisher Details: Tokyo, Japan : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (ix, 265 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 551.46/37; Tsunamis; Geophysics/Geodesy; Natural Hazards; Coastal Sciences; Tsunamis; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9784431568506; 4431568506; 4431568484; 9784431568483
• Related ISBNs: 9784431568483
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed January 31, 2019).
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