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| Titel |
Evaluation of tsunami risk in the Lesser Antilles |
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N. Zahibo, E. N. Pelinovsky |
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| Sprache |
Englisch
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1561-8633
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In: Natural Hazards and Earth System Science ; 1, no. 4 ; Nr. 1, no. 4, S.221-231 |
| Datensatznummer |
250000227
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/nhess-1-221-2001.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| The main goal
of this study is to give the preliminary estimates of the tsunami risks
for the Lesser Antilles. We investigated the available data of the
tsunamis in the French West Indies using the historical data and catalogue
of the tsunamis in the Lesser Antilles. In total, twenty-four (24)
tsunamis were recorded in this area for last 400 years; sixteen (16)
events of the seismic origin, five (5) events of volcanic origin and three
(3) events of unknown source. Most of the tsunamigenic earthquakes (13)
occurred in the Caribbean, and three tsunamis were generated during far
away earthquakes (near the coasts of Portugal and Costa Rica). The
estimates of tsunami risk are based on a preliminary analysis of the
seismicity of the Caribbean area and the historical data of tsunamis. In
particular, we investigate the occurrence of historical extreme runup
tsunami data on Guadeloupe, and these data are revised after a survey in
Guadeloupe. |
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