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Tsunami waves of seismic origin: The modern state of knowledge

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This review summarizes the concepts of seismogenic tsunami waves. Principles of short-term tsunami forecasting and tsunami recording systems are discussed. The traditional approach to describing tsunami generation by earthquakes is outlined and its drawbacks are analyzed. The main and secondary effects are distinguished which are responsible for the formation of waves by underwater earthquakes. The existing numerical codes of tsunami dynamics are described.

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Nosov, M.A. Tsunami waves of seismic origin: The modern state of knowledge. Izv. Atmos. Ocean. Phys. 50, 474–484 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0001433814030098

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