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Characteristics of consecutive tsunamis and resulting tsunami behaviors in southern Taiwan induced by the Hengchun earthquake doublet on 26 December 2006
An-Chi Cheng
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Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aoba, Aramaki-Aza, Aoba, Sendai 980-0845, Japan
WISE Program for sustainability in the Dynamic Earth, Tohoku
University, 6-3 Aoba, Aramaki Aza, Aoba, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
Anawat Suppasri
WISE Program for sustainability in the Dynamic Earth, Tohoku
University, 6-3 Aoba, Aramaki Aza, Aoba, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku
University, 468-1 Aoba, Aramaki-Aza, Aoba, Sendai 980-0845, Japan
Kwanchai Pakoksung
International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku
University, 468-1 Aoba, Aramaki-Aza, Aoba, Sendai 980-0845, Japan
Fumihiko Imamura
WISE Program for sustainability in the Dynamic Earth, Tohoku
University, 6-3 Aoba, Aramaki Aza, Aoba, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku
University, 468-1 Aoba, Aramaki-Aza, Aoba, Sendai 980-0845, Japan
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Short summary
Consecutive earthquakes occurred offshore of southern Taiwan on 26 December 2006. This event revealed unusual tsunami generation and propagation, as well as unexpected consequences for the southern Taiwanese coast (i.e., amplified waves and prolonged durations). This study aims to elucidate the source characteristics of the 2006 tsunami and the important behaviors responsible for tsunami hazards in Taiwan such as wave trapping and shelf resonance.
Consecutive earthquakes occurred offshore of southern Taiwan on 26 December 2006. This event...
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