Using observations of the
2011-Tohoku and some other tsunamis in
rivers as a starting point for analytical
and numerical exploration, this book
suggests a basis for predicting tsunami
impacts in a river after the wave has
transitioned into the river’s channel.
■ Contents :
• Observations of Tsunamis in Rivers
• First Analytical Chapter: Long Wave
Set-Up
• Like Tsunamis, Tides Make Rivers Deeper
• Tsunami and Tidal Set-Up in Rivers: A
Numerical Study
• Second Analytical Chapter: Ascending
with the Wave
• Tsunami Rides Tides
• Tsunami Bores
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