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Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > NATURAL HAZARDS > TSUNAMIS

Preferred term

TSUNAMIS  

Definition

  • A wave train, or series of waves, generated in a body of water by an impulsive disturbance that vertically displaces the water column. Earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions, explosions, and even the impact of cosmic bodies, such as meteorites, can generate tsunamis. Tsunamis can savagely attack coastlines, causing devastating property damage and loss of life. (en)

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  • 2012-06-27 14:58:33.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add broader relation (TSUNAMIS [768f266e-0807-49c6-a69e-c518de310331,40239] - NATURAL HAZARDS [ec0e2762-f57a-4fdc-b395-c8d7d5590d18,21253]);
  • 2012-07-02 09:12:42.0 [tbs1979] insert Definition (id: null text: A wave train, or series of waves, generated in a body of water by an impulsive disturbance that vertically displaces the water column. Earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions, explosions, and even the impact of cosmic bodies, such as meteorites, can generate tsunamis. Tsunamis can savagely attack coastlines, causing devastating property damage and loss of life. language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/768f266e-0807-49c6-a69e-c518de310331

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