Seismic seiches
By: Arthur McGarr
Edited by: Harsh K. Gupta
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Abstract
Seismic seiche is a term first used by Kvale (1955) to discuss oscillations of lake levels in Norway and England caused by the Assam earthquake of August 15, 1950. This definition has since been generalized to apply to standing waves set up in closed, or partially closed, bodies of water including rivers, shipping channels, lakes, swimming pools and tanks due to the passage of seismic waves from an earthquake.
| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Seismic seiches |
| DOI | 10.1007/978-90-481-8702-7_186 |
| Year Published | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Publisher location | Dordrecht, Netherlands |
| Contributing office(s) | Earthquake Science Center |
| Description | 2 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Title | Encyclopedia of solid earth geophysics |
| First page | 1184 |
| Last page | 1185 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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