The quest for wisdom: lessons from 17 tsunamis, 2004–2014
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The quest for wisdom: lessons from 17 tsunamis, 2004-2014.
Since the catastrophic Sumatra-Andaman tsunami took place in 2004, 16 other tsunamis have resulted in significant damage and 14 in casualties. We review the fundamental changes that have affected our command of tsunami issues as scientists, engineers and decision-makers, in the quest for improved wisdom in this respect. While several scientific paradigms have had to be altered or abandoned, new...
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عنوان ژورنال: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1364-503X,1471-2962
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2014.0370