This book is a collective effort by world experts, bringing together
assorted contributions presented during the Ocean Science Session
OS-017, of the AOGS-AGU Joint Assembly held in Singapore in 2012 (the
Asia Tsunami and Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami events). The
chapters cover assessment, evaluation, forecast and lessons learned as
well as environmental and societal impacts of the latest tsunamis that
occurred in the Indian Ocean in 2004 and the Pacific Ocean in Japan
2011.
The book is aimed at experts, scientists and decision makers seeking
recent updated information, knowledge and experiences to better
understand, quantify, forecast and protect coastal water resources,
ecosystems, communities and human settlements which are often affected
by tsunamis.