Tsunami damping by mangrove forest: a laboratory study using parameterized trees

Tsunami attenuation by coastal vegetation was examined under laboratory conditions for mature mangroves <i>Rhizophora</i> sp. The developed novel tree parameterization concept, accounting for both bio-mechanical and structural tree properties, allowed to substitute the co...

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Main Authors: A. Strusi&#324ska-Correia, S. Husrin, H. Oumeraci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-02-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/13/483/2013/nhess-13-483-2013.pdf