A Short Course on Tsunami
Cancelled
Mohammad-Reza Alam
Thu Jan 7, 14, 21, 03-04:30pm, N/A, Room 3-370
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 20-Dec-2009
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: No advanced knowledge is required. The course is designed as
This course aims to introduce the tsunami to the public. Session one is an introduction to terminology, followed by an historical overview of past tsunamis. Causes of various types of tsumani (earthquake, volcano, etc) will be discussed. After that, we will discuss the behavior of tsunamis after they are generated: how they propagate, how they behave as they move closer to land, and what causes so much damage to coastal constructions. We will conclude with a look at the future of tsunami research.
Contact: Mohammad-Reza Alam, 5-326B, (617) 459-5158, alam@mit.edu
Sponsor: Mechanical Engineering
Latest update: 04-Jan-2010
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