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Revista Científica y Tecnológica UPSE, 2016 El presente estudio se refiere al diseño de un sistema de alerta temprana de tsunamis en el cantón General Villamil, Playas, monitorizado y controlado desde el Instituto Oceanográfico de la Armada (INOCAR), ubicado en la Base Naval Sur de la ciudad de ...
Leonardo Muñoz Montesdeoca +2 more
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Fundraising as Contracting: Why Nonprofits Accept In‐Kind Donations
Nonprofit Management and Leadership, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In‐kind (nonmonetary) donations are a popular form of philanthropy that have received much less scholarly attention than monetary gifts. This study documents the prevalence of types of in‐kind giving and associated organizational practices, then explores links between the perceptions of nonprofit managers, organizational practices, and ...
Elizabeth Searing +3 more
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GOVERNING EQUATIONS FOR MULTI-LAYERED TSUNAMI WAVES [PDF]
Science of Tsunami Hazards, 2009 In order to develop generalized governing equations for multi-layered long wave system, a three layer system was considered. It was anticipated that equations for top layer and bottom layer will be independent on number of intermediate layer(s) and ...
Monzur Alam Imteaz +2 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Fires are expanding in frequency and intensity worldwide due to climate change and land‐use transformations. At the same time, fire often plays a regenerative role in ecosystems. Traditional and cultural practices incorporate fire use for landscape management and landscape renewal. In this complex matrix of fire ecologies, digital technologies
Jennifer Gabrys +2 more
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MOMENTUM AS A USEFUL TSUNAMI DESCRIPTOR [PDF]
Science of Tsunami Hazards, 2006 In looking at the videos of the Indonesian tsunami coming ashore at various locations, I thought, “That’s a lot of water with a lot of momentum, and that’s what does the damage.”Perhaps the momentum of a tsunami might be a physical quantity to focus on ...
Harold G. Loomis
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La fabrique des catastrophes « naturelles » [PDF]
Natures Sciences Sociétés, 2015 Ce texte s’attache à mettre en évidence les causes profondes de la vulnérabilité des sociétés aux aléas naturels en exposant les facteurs et les processus qui transforment un simple phénomène naturel en catastrophe.
Magnan Alexandre, Duvat Virginie
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Practical Methodology for Developing Visions for Carbon‐Neutral Cities and Communities
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Cities and communities play important roles in sustainable development and climate change mitigation. This study presents a novel framework for developing carbon‐neutral visions for cities and communities. We established five “principles,” investigated options encompassing four parameters (management, goal setting, actions, and quantification),
Kei Gomi +4 more
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Tsunami deposits highlight high-magnitude earthquake potential in the Guerrero seismic gap Mexico
Communications Earth & EnvironmentGlobally, the largest tsunamigenic earthquakes have occurred along subduction zones. Devastating events exceeding magnitude 9, such as those in Chile, Sumatra, and Japan, struck in regions lacking instrumental records of similar events.
María Teresa Ramírez-Herrera +7 more
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Estimating Secondary Earthquake Aftershocks from Tsunamis
GeosciencesNonlinear solitary waves influence the Earth’s crust because wave pressure on the ocean bottom contains non-hydrostatic components. Our physical-mathematical model allows us to calculate the surplus super-hydrostatic pressure on the Earth’s crust.
Sergey A. Arsen’yev, Lev V. Eppelbaum
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TREND OF MICROMETEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS DURING TSUNAMI ON THE EAST COAST OF INDIA [PDF]
Science of Tsunami Hazards, 2005 Tsunami, a large, breaking wave is generated by displacement of seafloor occurring during earthquakes. The Sumatra earthquake of December 26,2004 at 6:28:51 IST generated the deadliest Indian Ocean tsunami causing severe damage along the coast of Indian ...
V.Kanakasabai, M.Rajendran
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