Tsunami : Progress in Prediction, Disaster Prevention and Warning

Preface; Y. Tsuchiya, N. Shuto. Opening Address; E. N. Bernard. Opening Address; Y. Tsuchiya. 1: Tsunami Generation, Propagation and Inundation: Their Prediction and Simulation. On-Shelf Tsunami Generation and Coastal Propagation; G. F. Carrier. Estimate of Tsunami Run-Up Heights from Earthquake Magnitudes; K. Abe. Generation Mechanism of the First Wave of the 1983 Nihonkai-Chubu Earthquake Tsunami; N. Shuto, K. Chida, F. Imamura. An Investigation of the Propagation of Tsunamis in the Aegean Sea by Mathematical Modelling; A. C. Yalciner, U. Kuran, A. Akyarli, F. Imamura. Source Parameters on the 1957 Aleutian and 1938 Alaskan Earthquakes form Tsunami Wave Forms; J. M. Johnson, K. Satake. Tsunami Wave Hindcasting in the Japan Sea; J. Y. Chung, S. D. Kim, V. V. Ivanov. Numerical Simulations of the 1960 Chilean Tsunami Propagation and Inundation at Hiro, Hawaii; P. L. F. Liu, Y. S. Cho, S. B. Yoon, S. N. Seo. 2: Tsunami Disasters: Their Prevention and Mitigation. Tsunami Amplification due to Resonance in Alberni Inlet: Normal Modes; R. F. Henry, T. S. Murty. Large Scale Three-Dimensional Laboratory Measurements of Tsunami Inundation; M. J. Briggs, C. E. Synolakis, S. G. Harkins, S. A. Hughes. The Cape Mendocino Tsunami, 25 April 1992; F. I. Gonzalez, E. N. Bernard, K. Satake. Alaskan Tsunamis Revisited; J. F. Lander. Response of Residents at the Moment of Tsunamis - The 1992 Flores Island Earthquake Tsunami, Indonesia; Y. Kawata, Y. Tsuji, A. R. Syamsudin Sunjaro, M. Matsuyama, H. Matsutomi, F. Imamura, T. Takahashi. Geomorphological Impacts of the Flores Tsunami of 12 December 1992; S. Shi, A. G. Dawson, D. E. Smith. Re-Examination of Historical Tsunami Data of Shikoku Island in Japan; H. Murakami, S. Itoh, Y. Hiraiwa, T. Shiada. Historical and Prehistorical Large Tsunamis in the Southern Ryukyus, Japan; T. Nakata, T. Kawana. A Road Management Approach for Tsunami Disaster Planning; S. Okazaki, K. Shibata, N. Shuto. Hydraulic Phenomena and Tsunami Damage in Fishing Ports e A Case Study of the NihonkaieChubu Earthquake Tsunami; H. Hata, M. Yamamoto, A. Nakayama, T. Takeuchi, J. Yamamoto. Case Studies of Tsunami Countermeasure Considering Coastal Environment; T. Kawaguchi, S. Itoh, H. Takeuchi. Tsunami, Disasters and Defence Works in Case of the 1993 HokkaidoeNanseieOki Earthquake Tsunami; N. Shuto. 3: Tsunami Observations, Warning Systems, and Plans for Improvement. Tsunami Observation by Ocean Bottom Pressure Gauge; M. Okada. Japan Tsunami Warning System: Present Status and Future Plan; H. Uchiike, K. Hosono. Tsunami Studies and their Application to Peru's Socio-Economic Development and Emergency Planning; J. Kuroiwa.