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1.1 Definition of Tsunami |
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1.1.1 Comments on Tsunami Definition |
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1.3 Physical Characteristics of Tsunami |
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1.4 Tsunami Classifications |
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1.5 How do Tsunamis Differ from other Water Waves? |
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13 | (1) |
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2 Tsunami Generation Mechanisms |
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2.1.2 Plate Tectonics: The Main Features |
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2.1.3 Type of Plate Tectonic Boundaries |
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2.1.3.1 Divergent Boundaries |
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2.1.3.2 Convergence Boundaries |
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2.1.3.3 Transform Boundaries |
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21 | (1) |
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2.1.4 Where is the Evidence for Plate Tectonics? |
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22 | (1) |
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2.2 How do Earthquakes Generate Tsunami? |
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26 | (1) |
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2.3 How do Landslides, Volcanic Eruptions, and Cosmic Collisions Generate Tsunamis? |
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26 | (1) |
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2.4 What Happens When a Tsunami Encounters Land? |
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27 | (1) |
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2.5 Tsunami Generation Mechanisms |
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28 | (3) |
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29 | (1) |
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30 | (1) |
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2.5.5 Do Tsunamis Stop Once on Land? |
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31 | (1) |
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2.6 Historical Tsunami Records |
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31 | (2) |
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2.7 Why aren't Tsunamis Seen at Sea or from the Air? |
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33 | (1) |
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2.8 Combination of Tsunami, Tide, Sea Level, and Storm Surge |
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33 | (1) |
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3 Tsunami of Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake 26 December 2004 |
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34 | (16) |
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3.1 Why Earthquakes and Tsunamis occur in the Sumatra Region |
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3.2 Rupture of 2004 Earthquake and Tsunami |
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3.3 How Earthquakes occur in the Sumatra Region? |
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3.4 Mechanisms of Sumatran Earthquake and Tsunami |
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3.5 Physical Characteristics of the 2004 Earthquake |
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3.7 Energy of the Earthquake and its Effects |
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41 | (2) |
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3.8 Propagation of 2004 Tsunami |
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43 | (2) |
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3.9 Paths of Tsunami along Andaman Sea |
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45 | (2) |
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3.10 Retreat and Rise Cycle |
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47 | (3) |
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4 Novel Theories of Tsunami Generation Mechanisms |
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50 | (17) |
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4.1 5,000 Years of Tsunamis |
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50 | (2) |
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52 | (1) |
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4.3 Can Tsunami Cause Marine Landslide? |
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52 | (2) |
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4.3.1 Mechanisms of Earthquake Causing Landslides |
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53 | (1) |
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4.4 Slow Slip and Tsunami |
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54 | (3) |
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4.5 Low-frequency Earthquake Event |
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57 | (2) |
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4.5.1 Characteristics of Low-frequency Earthquakes |
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57 | (2) |
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4.6 New Tsunami Generation Mechanisms and Models |
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59 | (2) |
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4.7 Molecular Hydrodynamic Tsunami Generation |
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61 | (1) |
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4.8 Can Gravity Cause Tsunami? |
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62 | (1) |
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4.8.1 Why Would Gravity and Topography be Related to Seismic Activity? |
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62 | (1) |
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4.9 Did Himalayan Mountain Cause 2004 Tsunami? |
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63 | (1) |
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4.10 Did Deep Heat Spawn the 2004 Tsunami? |
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64 | (1) |
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4.11 Can Nuclear Bomb Create a Tsunami? |
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65 | (1) |
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4.12 Can HAARP Technology Create a Tsunami? |
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66 | (1) |
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5 Modification of the Earth's Rotation by 2004 Earthquake |
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5.2 Forces Affecting the Length of the Earth's Day |
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68 | (2) |
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5.2.1 Tidal Forces and Earthquakes |
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69 | (1) |
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5.2.3 Madden-Julian Cycle |
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5.3 2004 Tsunami's Effects on Earth's Rotation |
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70 | (4) |
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5.3.1 Chandler Wobble or Variation of Latitude |
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5.3.2 How Chandler Wobble is Impacted by Earthquakes? |
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71 | (3) |
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6 Principles of Optical Remote Sensing for Tsunami Observation |
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6.1 Introduction to Remote Sensing |
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74 | (1) |
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6.2 Electromagnetic Spectrum |
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6.3 Energy in Electromagnetic Waves |
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6.6 Electromagnetic-radiation-matter Interactions |
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80 | (4) |
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6.7 Interaction Processes on Remote Sensing |
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88 | (6) |
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6.10.1 Spectral Resolution |
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6.10.2 Spatial Resolution |
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90 | (1) |
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6.10.3 Temporal Resolution |
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91 | (3) |
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7 Potential of Optical Remote Sensing Satellite for Monitoring Tsunami |
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94 | (1) |
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7.2 Tsunami Observation from High Resolution Satellite Images |
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94 | (6) |
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7.2.1 Spectral Signature Analysis using Optical High-resolution Satellite Imagery |
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94 | (2) |
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7.2.2 NDVI Analysis using Optical High-resolution Satellite Imagery |
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96 | (3) |
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7.2.3 Damage Index using High Resolution Satellite Data |
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99 | (1) |
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7.3 Tsunami Inundation Mapping using Terra-ASTER Images |
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100 | (4) |
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7.4 Tsunami Observation from Low Resolution Satellite Images |
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104 | (3) |
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8 Modelling Shoreline Change Rates Due to the Tsunami Impact |
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107 | (21) |
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8.1 Shoreline Definition Regarding Tsunami |
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107 | (3) |
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8.1.1 Optical Remote Sensing for Shoreline Extraction |
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8.1.2 Hypotheses and Objective |
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110 | (1) |
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8.2 Study Areas and Data Acquisitions |
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110 | (2) |
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8.3 Automatic Detection of Shoreline Extraction |
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112 | (12) |
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112 | (2) |
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8.3.2 Theory of Edge Detection |
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114 | (1) |
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114 | (2) |
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8.3.3.1 Sobel Algorithm Output |
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116 | (3) |
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8.3.4.1 Apply Gaussian Filter to Smooth the Image in Order to Remove the Noise |
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8.3.4.2 Finding the Intensity Gradient of the Image |
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8.3.4.3 Non-maximum Suppression |
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8.3.4.5 Edge Tracking by Hysteresis |
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8.3.4.6 Canny Algorithm Output |
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8.4 Tsunami Impacts on Shoreline Deformation |
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124 | (2) |
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8.5 The Role of Vegetation Covers on Tsunami Wave Energy Reduction |
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126 | (2) |
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9 Modelling of Tsunami Impacts on Physical Properties of Water using MODIS Data: A Study Case of Aceh, Indonesia |
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128 | (1) |
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9.2 Coastal Water of Aceh |
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129 | (1) |
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9.3.1 Comparison between MODIS and other Optical Satellite Sensors |
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131 | (1) |
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9.4 Impact of Tsunami on Coastal Physical Properties |
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132 | (20) |
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9.4.1 Retrieving Sea Surface Salinity and Suspended Sediment |
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132 | (4) |
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9.4.1.1 Tsunami Impact on Sea Surface Salinity and Suspended Sediment Variations |
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136 | (8) |
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9.4.1.2 Sediment Impacts on Sea Surface Salinity |
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9.4.2 Tsunami Impact on Chlorophyll-a |
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9.4.2.1 Chlorophyll Algorithm |
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9.4.2.2 Tsunami Impact on Chlorophyll-a Variations |
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147 | (2) |
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9.4.3 Tsunami Impact on the Sea Surface Temperature |
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149 | (1) |
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9.4.3.1 Sea Surface Temperature Retrieving from MODIS Data |
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149 | (1) |
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9.4.3.2 Sea Surface Temperature Variations |
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150 | (2) |
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9.5 Mechanism of Upwelling by Tsunami |
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152 | (3) |
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10 Genetic Algorithm for Simulation of Tsunami Impacts on Water Mass Variations using MODIS Satellite Data |
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10.1 Water Mass Definition |
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155 | (1) |
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10.2 Remote Sensing and Water Masses |
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156 | (1) |
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156 | (8) |
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10.3.1 Population of Solutions |
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158 | (2) |
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10.3.3 Cross-over and Mutation |
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160 | (4) |
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10.4 Tsunami Causes Water Masses Redistribution |
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164 | (1) |
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10.5 Can Water Masses Redistribution Affect Length of Day? |
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164 | (2) |
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11 Three-dimensional Tsunami Wave Simulation from Quickbird Satellite Data |
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11.2 Theory of Wave Spectra in Optical Remote Sensing Data |
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167 | (3) |
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11.2.1 Kirchhoff Approximation for Sea Surface Reflection |
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169 | (1) |
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11.3 QuickBird and Kalutara, Sri Lanka |
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170 | (1) |
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11.4 Wave Spectra Estimation from QuickBird Satellite Data |
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171 | (2) |
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11.5 Numerical Model of Tsunami Run-up |
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173 | (1) |
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11.6 Fuzzy B-spline Method for 3-D Run-up Simulation |
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174 | (2) |
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11.7 Galerkin Finite Element |
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11.7.1 Moving Least Square Method (MLSM) |
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11.7.3 3-D Waves and Run-up Study Case: Kalutara Coastline, Sri Lanka |
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177 | (3) |
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11.7.4 3-D Whirlpools and Solitary Waves |
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180 | (4) |
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12 Four-dimensional Hologram Interferometry of Tsunami Waves from Quickbird Satellite Data |
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12.2.1 Definition of Hologram |
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12.2.3 Hologram and Holographic |
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12.2.4 Duality of Hologram and Universe |
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187 | (1) |
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12.3 How Holography Works? |
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188 | (4) |
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12.3.1 Reflection and Transmission Holograms |
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188 | (3) |
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12.3.2 Capturing the Fringes |
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191 | (1) |
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12.3.3 Coherent and Incoherent Holography |
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191 | (1) |
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12.3.4 Hologram Classifications |
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192 | (1) |
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192 | (3) |
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12.5 Mathematical Model for Retrieving 4-D using Hologram Interferometry |
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195 | (7) |
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12.5.1 Hologram Interferometry to Reconstruct Fourth-dimensional of Tsunami Wave |
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12.5.2 Fourier Computer Generated Hologram |
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197 | (1) |
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198 | (1) |
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12.5.4 4-D Phase Unwrapping |
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199 | (1) |
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12.5.5 Hybrid Genetic Algorithm (HGA) |
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200 | (1) |
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12.5.5.1 Initial Solution and Population |
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201 | (1) |
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12.5.5.2 Record Pareto Optimal Solutions |
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12.5.5.3 Fitness Evaluation |
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12.5.5.4 Crossover and Mutation |
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202 | (1) |
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12.6 4-D Hologram Visualization of QuickBird |
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205 | (4) |
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13 Principles of Synthetic Aperture Radar |
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209 | (17) |
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209 | (1) |
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13.2 Radio Detecting and Ranging |
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210 | (1) |
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13.3 Synthetic Aperture Radar and Radar Resolutions |
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211 | (5) |
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13.3.1 Spatial Resolution |
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211 | (2) |
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13.3.2 Slant and Ground Range Resolution |
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213 | (1) |
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13.3.5 Range-Rate Measurement (Doppler) |
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215 | (1) |
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13.4 Radar Range Equation |
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216 | (1) |
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13.5 Radar Backscattering |
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217 | (6) |
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13.5.1 Characteristics of Radar Backscattering |
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218 | (1) |
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13.5.2 Surface Scattering |
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219 | (1) |
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13.5.3 Backscatter Coefficient |
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219 | (1) |
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13.6 SAR Imagine Sea Surface |
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223 | (3) |
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14 Detection of Internal Wave from Synthetic Aperture Radar Post Tsunami |
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226 | (21) |
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226 | (1) |
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14.2 Internal Wave Imaging in SAR |
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227 | (4) |
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14.2.1 SAR Imaging of Internal Solitons |
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228 | (1) |
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14.2.2 Mathematical Model of Internal Wave Radar Cross Section |
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229 | (2) |
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231 | (2) |
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14.3.1 Wavelet Transform for Internal Wave Detection |
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231 | (1) |
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14.3.2 Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) |
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232 | (1) |
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14.4 Tsunami Derived Internal Wave in SAR Data |
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233 | (4) |
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14.4.1 SAR Data Acquisition |
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233 | (1) |
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14.4.2 Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
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234 | (1) |
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14.4.3 Backscatter Distribution in ASAR Data |
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235 | (2) |
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14.5 Automatic Detection of Internal Waves |
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237 | (3) |
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14.5.1 Wavelet Transformation for Automatic Detection of Internal Wave |
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237 | (1) |
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14.5.2 PSO for Automatic Detection of Internal Wave |
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238 | (2) |
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14.6 Internal Wave Variations with Physical Water Properties |
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240 | (3) |
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14.7 Tsunami Deriving Internal Wave from Optical Satellite Data |
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243 | (4) |
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15 Altimeter Satellite Data Observed Tsunami Spreading |
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247 | (16) |
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247 | (1) |
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15.2 Principles of Altimeter |
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247 | (5) |
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15.2.1 Sort of Radar Altimeter |
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248 | (1) |
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15.2.3 Reference Ellipsoid |
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248 | (1) |
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15.2.4 Range and Azimuth Resolutions |
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249 | (1) |
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15.2.5 Satellite Altitude |
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250 | (1) |
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15.2.7 Pulse-limited Altimetry |
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250 | (1) |
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15.2.8 Frequencies used and their Impacts |
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251 | (1) |
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15.3 Altimetric Measurements over the Ocean |
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252 | (1) |
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15.4 Altimeter Sensors for 2004 Tsunami |
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253 | (10) |
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15.4.1 Retrieving Tsunami Wave Height and Propagation from Altimeter Data |
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254 | (1) |
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255 | (2) |
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15.4.3 Topex-Poseidon Satellite |
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257 | (1) |
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258 | (2) |
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260 | (3) |
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16 Schrodinger Theory for Future Tsunami Forecasting in Malacca Straits, Indian Ocean, Red Sea and Nile River |
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263 | (24) |
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16.1 Quantum for Wave Propagation |
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263 | (1) |
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16.2 Schrodinger Equation for Tsunami Propagation |
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264 | (2) |
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16.3 Numerical Model of Tsunami Travelling |
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266 | (3) |
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16.3.1 Finite Difference Model Method |
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268 | (1) |
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269 | (1) |
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16.4 Different Study Cases |
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269 | (13) |
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16.4.2 Red Sea and Indian Ocean Tsunami by Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) |
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277 | (5) |
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16.5 Tsunami from Point View of Quantum Mechanics |
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282 | (1) |
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16.6 Quantum Viewpoints of GERD Impacts |
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283 | (4) |
References |
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Index |
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297 | (4) |
Author's Biography |
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