Tsunamis in the World Ocean

Tsunami from the 1960 Chilean earthquake affected the entire Pacific Ocean and motivated the international coordination on tsunami research and warning systems around the Pacific. However, the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami affected the entire world, and reminded that tsunami is not a local or regional problem but a global issue. This volume contains fifteen papers, mostly presented at the 24th International Tsunami Symposium held in 14-16 July 2009 Novosibirsk, Russia. They reflect the current state of tsunami science, including studies of recent tsunamis, tsunami statistics and warning, and modeling tsunami runup and inundation.