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• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Editorial
• Regional Air Quality Modelling in Canada — Applications for Policy and Real-Time Prediction
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Acid Deposition
• 3. Acid Deposition Monitoring
• 4. Acid Deposition Modelling
• 5. Photochemical Smog
• 6. NOx/VOC Modelling in the WQC and SAR
• 7. Real-Time Prediction
• 8. Summary and Concluding Remarks
• Acknowledgements
• References
• The 1997 El Niño, Indonesian Forest Fires and the Malaysian Smoke Problem: A Deadly Combination of Natural and Man-Made Hazard
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Indonesian Forest Fires: An Ongoing Problem
• 3. Incidences of Extreme Smoke Pollution: Analysis and Discussion
• 4. Mitigation Measures
• 5. Summary and Conclusions
• Acknowledgements
• References
• Three-Dimensional Simulation of Water Circulation in the Java Sea: Influence of Wind Waves on Surface and Bottom Stresses
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Three-Dimensional Hydrodynamic Model
• 3. Wave Effects on the Surface Stress
• 4. Wave Effects on the Bottom Stress
• 5. Application of the Model to the Java Sea
• 6. Concluding Remarks
• References
• Tidal Changes and Coastal Hazards: Past, Present and Future
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Tidal Changes
• 3. Conclusions — Tides and Coastal Hazards
• Acknowledgements
• References
• Tsunamis Observed on and Near the Turkish Coast
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Data
• 3. Tsunamis Observed on the Turkish Coasts and Adjacent Areas
• 4. Conclusion
• Acknowledgements
• Appendix
• List of Tsunamis
• References
• Post-Tsunami Field Survey Procedures: An Outline
• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Tsunami Syndrome and Its Local Effects
• 3. Post-Tsunami Field Survey
• 4. Conclusions
• Acknowledgements
• References
• An Analysis of the Recent Severe Storm Surge Disaster Events in China
• 1. Introduction
• 2. An Assessment of Damage
• 3. Progress of Precautions against Storm Surge Disaster in China
• 4. What Can We Learn from Recent Storm Surge Disasters?
• Acknowledgement
• References
• Risk Assessment, Emergency Preparedness and Response to Hazards: The Case of the 1997 Red River Valley Flood, Canada
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Historical Floods
• 3. Flood Prevention by Control Structures
• 4. Legislative and Institutional Framework for Emergency Preparedness
• 5. The 1997 Flood Experience: Preparedness and Responses
• 6. Conclusions
• Acknowledgements
• References
• Robust Statistical Methods to Discriminate Extreme Events in Geoelectrical Precursory Signals: Implications with Earthquake Prediction
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Geological and Seismological Settings
• 3. Data
• 4. Identification of Extreme Events
• 5. Conclusions
• References
• Hydrogeochemical Precursors in Kamchatka (Russia) Related to the Strongest Earthquakes in 1988–1997
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Seismicity and Hydrogeochemical Stations
• 3. Results
• 4. Discussion
• 5. Conclusions
• References
• Multifractal Analysis of the Arnea, Greece Seismicity with Potential Implications for Earthquake Prediction
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Seismic Sequence, Study Area and Earthquake Catalogue
• 3. Multifractal Method
• 4. Results
• 5. Discussion and Conclusions
• Acknowledgements
• References
• Estimation of Strong Ground Motion Due to Hypothetical Fault Ruptures and Comparison with Recorded Values: The Zakynthos, Western Greece Earthquake of 18 November 1997
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Estimation of the Ground Motion
• 3. The Zakynthos (Western Greece) Earthquake of 18 November 1997
• 4. Comparison of Results
• 5. Discussion and Conclusions
• References
• Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy Used as a Tool for the Detection of Fractures in Rock Samples Exposed to either Hydrostatic or Triaxial Pressure Conditions
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Experimental
• 3. Frequency Dependence of the Electrical Conductivity
• 4. Results and Discussion
• 5. Conclusion
• Acknowledgements
• References
• Earthquake Hazard for the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia — Contribution to the ILC/IASPEI Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Program
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Input Data
• 3. Hazard Maps in Terms of Macroseismic Intensities
• 4. Hazard Maps in Terms of Peak Ground Accelerations
• 5. Conclusion
• Acknowledgements
• References
• Contribution of Geographical Information Systems to the Management of Volcanic Crises
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Background
• 3. Study Area Characteristics
• 4. Study Objectives
• 5. Risk Assessment System’s Architecture Generation
• 6. Results
• 7. Conclusions
• Acknowledgements
• References
• GIS and Volcanic Risk Management
• 1. Introduction
• 2. GIS Layers
• 3. Risk Management by a GIS
• Acknowledgements
• References
• A Systems Approach to Modeling Catastrophic Risk and Insurability
• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Model Description
• 3. The Stochastic Optimization Procedure
• 4. Numerical Experiments
• 5. Conclusions
• Appendix: Direct and Indirect Losses: Catastrophe Chains
• References
• Hazards-98: Summary of Papers
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Plenary Session
• 3. Earthquakes
• 4. Meteorological Hazards
• 5. Socioeconomic Aspects
• 6. Tsunamis
• Acknowledgements