Solutions to Coastal Disasters 2008: Tsunamis : Proceedings of Sessions of the Conference april 13 - 16, 2008 Turtle Bay, Oahu, Hawaii

Proceedings of the Tsunami section of the Solutions to Coastal Disasters 2008 conference, held in Turtle Bay, Oahu, Hawaii, April 13-16, 2008. Sponsored by the Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute of ASCE; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration; U.S. Geological Survey.This collection contains 24 papers discussing the most current research on tsunamis, including planning and preparedness, field/experimental studies and building design, numerical modeling, tsunami deposits, risk assessment and mitigation.Along with the companion volume, Solutions to Coastal Disasters 2008 , this collection will be essential to engineers, managers, planners, scientists, geologists, economists, oceanographers, and meteorologists working in the coastal zone.