Meteorological Tsunamis The U.S. East Coast and Other Coastal Regions [Hardcover]

The book encompasses a set of papers on meteorological tsunamis covering various aspects on this rare but potentially destructive multiresonant phenomenon. Altogether an editorial and 15 contributions are part of this book; eight of the contributions deal with different aspects of meteotsunamis along the U.S. East Coast and in the region of the Great Lakes, including one paper introducing a new methodology in meteotsunami research. Seven more papers are documenting meteotsunamis in various coastal areas of the world oceans. All continents, except Antarctica, have been covered, with the authors representing 11 countries.

Previously Published in Natural Hazards, Volume 74, No. 1, 2014

Editorial: Meteorological tsunamis on the US East Coast and in other regions of the World Ocean
I. Vilibi ? S. Monserrat ? A.B. Rabinovich ?????????????? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????

Meteotsunami forecasting: sensitivities demonstrated by the 2008 Boothbay, Maine, event
P. Whitmore ? B. Knight???????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Atmospheric processes responsible for generation of the 2008 Boothbay meteotsunami
I. Vilibi ? K. Horvath ? N. Strelec Mahovi ? S. Monserrat ? M. Marcos ? ?. Amores ? I. Fine??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Atmospheric mesoscale conditions during the Boothbay meteotsunami: a numerical sensitivity study using a high-resolution mesoscale model
K. Horvath ? I. Vilibi