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Near-field modeling of the July 17, 1998 tsunami in Papua New Guinea

✍ Scribed by Heinrich, Philippe; Piatanesi, Alessio; Okal, Emile; Hébert, Hélène


Book ID
119654835
Publisher
American Geophysical Union
Year
2000
Tongue
English
Weight
573 KB
Volume
27
Category
Article
ISSN
1944-8007

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