"Tsunami: A Growing Disaster" ed. by Mohammad Mokhtari

The objective of this multi-disciplinary book is to provide a collection of expert writing on different aspects of pre- and post- tsunami developments and management techniques. It is intended to be distributed within the scientific community and among the decision makers for tsunami risk reduction.

It presents advanced methods for tsunami measurement using Ocean-bottom pressure sensor, kinematic GPS buoy, satellite altimetry, Paleotsunami, Ionospheric sounding, early warning system, and scenario based numerical modeling. Classifying tsunamis into local, regional and global, their possible impact on the region and its immediate vicinity is highlighted.
It also includes the effects of tsunami hazard on the coastal environment and infrastructure (structures, lifelines, water resources, bridges, dykes, etc.); and finally the need for emergency medical response preparedness and the prevention of psychological consequences of the affected survivors has been discussed.

Contents
Part 1 Advanced Measurement Methodologies
1 Advances for Tsunami Measurement Technologies and Its Applications
2 Tsunami Detection by Ionospheric Sounding: New Tools for Oceanic Monitoring
3 Proximal Records of Paleotsunami Runup in Barrage Creek Floodplains from Late-Holocene Great Earthquakes in the Central Cascadia Suduction Zone, Oregon, USA
Part 2 Tsunami Effect on Infrastructures
4 Post-Tsunami Lifeline Restoration and Reconstruction
5 Tsunamis as Long-Term Hazards to Coastal Groundwater Resources and Associated Water Supplies
6 Experimental and Numerical Modeling of Tsunami Force on Bridge Decks
Part 3 Case Studies
7 Comments About Tsunami Occurrences in the Northern Caribbean
8 Tsunami in Makran Region and Its Effect on the Persian Gulf
9 The Place of a Village Within a Tsunami Early Warning System
10 Post Tsunami Heavy Mineral Distribution Between Cuddalore to Kanyakumari Along the Tamil Nadu Coast, India - A Review
Part 4 Post-Tsunami Preparedness
11 The Management of Medical Services in the Early and Late Phase of Tsunami: A Preparation for Humanitarian Health Assistance
12 Prevention of Psychopathological Consequences in Survivors of Tsunamis