The Papua New Guinea tsunami of 17 July 1998: anatomy of a catastrophic event

Tappin, D. R.; Watts, P.; Grilli, S. T.

doi:10.5194/nhess-8-243-2008

Articles | Volume 8, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-8-243-2008

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Tsunami hazard from slope instability

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26 Mar 2008

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The Papua New Guinea tsunami of 17 July 1998: anatomy of a catastrophic event

D. R. Tappin, P. Watts, and S. T. Grilli

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