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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 /

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Publication details: Reston, Va. : U.S. Geological Survey ; (c)2005.; Seattle : in association with University of Washington Press, (c)2005.Description: 1 online resource (vii, 133 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780295802374
Other title:
  • Minashigo Genroku tsunami : oya-jishin wa Hokubei nishi kaigan ni ita
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • QE75 .O774 2005
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Contents:
Unearthed earthquakes -- The orphan tsunami -- Kuwagasaki -- Tsugaruishi -- Otsuchi -- Nakaminato -- Miho -- Tanabe -- The orphan's parent.
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Subject: 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 event impacts current warning systems.
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Unearthed earthquakes -- The orphan tsunami -- Kuwagasaki -- Tsugaruishi -- Otsuchi -- Nakaminato -- Miho -- Tanabe -- The orphan's parent.

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 event impacts current warning systems.

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