The role of diffraction effects in extreme run-up inundation at Okushiri Island due to 1993 tsunami

The tsunami generated on 12 July 1993 by the Hokkaido–Nansei–Oki earthquake (<i>M</i><sub>w</sub> = 7.8) brought about a maximum wave run-up of 31.7 m, the highest recorded in Japan during the 20th century, near the Monai Valley on the west coast of Okushiri Island (Hokkaid...

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Main Authors: K. O. Kim, D. C. Kim, B. H. Choi, K. T. Jung, J. H. Yuk, E. Pelinovsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-04-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/15/747/2015/nhess-15-747-2015.pdf