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Title:
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Tsunami hazard from the subduction megathrust of the South China Sea : Part I. source characterization and the resulting tsunami.
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Author:
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Megawati, Kusnowidjaja.; Shaw, Felicia.; Sieh, Kerry.; Huang, Zhenhua.; Wu, Tso-Ren.; Lin, Yunung.; Tan, Soon Keat.; Pan, Tso-Chien.
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Copyright year:
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2008 |
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Abstract:
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The subduction megathrust under the Manila Trench has been accumulating strain over a period of 440 years or more, and could be the source for a giant earthquake of Mw ∼ 9. We present a plausible earthquake rupture model constructed from seismic and geodetic data, together with hydrodynamic simulations of the potential tsunami with COMCOT (COrnell Multi-grid COupled Tsunami model). Results indicate that this megathrust poses a risk of devastating tsunami for the Philippines, southern China, Vietnam and other population centers bordering the South China Sea. |
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Subject:
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DRNTU::Science::Geology::Volcanoes and earthquakes. |
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Type:
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Journal Article |
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Series/ Journal Title:
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Journal of Asian earth sciences |
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Rights:
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© 2008 Elsevier Ltd. |
