Tsunamis海啸：侦查、监测与预警技术

ThedevastatingimpactsoftsunamishavereceivedincreasedfocussincetheIndianOceantsunamiof2004,themostdevastatingtsunamiinover400yearsofrecordedhistory.Thisprofessionalreferenceisthefirstofitskind:itprovidesagloballyinclusivereviewofthecurrentstateoftsunamidetectiontechnologyandwillbeamuch-neededresourceforoceanographersandmarineengineersworkingtoupgradeandintegratetheirtsunamiwarningsystems.Itfocusesonthetwomaintsunamiwarningsystems(TWS):InternationalandRegional.Featuredarecomparativeassessmentsofdetection,monitoring,andreal-timereportingtechnologies.Thechallengesofdetectionthroughremotemeasuringstationsarealsoaddressed,aswellasthehistoricalandscientificaspectsoftsunamis.OffersreaderstheonlysourceofpracticalcontentonthetechnologicaldetailsofthesubjectWrittenbyatsunamidetectionandmonitoringexpertwhohas32yearsofexperienceinthefieldCompanionwebsitefeaturingmulti-mediacomponents,timelyupdatesonfast-pacedtechnologicaldevelopments,andanonlineforumwherescientistscanexchangeideas,discusstechnologicalupdatesandprovidetheauthorwithvaluablefeedback