Tsunami damping by mangrove forest: a laboratory study using parameterized trees
Tsunami attenuation by coastal vegetation was examined under laboratory conditions for mature mangroves <i>Rhizophora</i> sp. The developed novel tree parameterization concept, accounting for both bio-mechanical and structural tree properties, allowed to substitute the co...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2013-02-01
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| Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/13/483/2013/nhess-13-483-2013.pdf |