Phenomena similar to tsunami in Russian internal basins

¹Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia
²Institute of Cybernetics, University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia
³Nizhniy Novgorod State Technical University, Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia

Abstract

[1]  Descriptions and records of phenomena similar to tsunami in Russian internal basins: rivers, lakes, and artificial water supply reservoirs are collected. During a period of 400 years, nine events of such type were found, seven of which can be considered reliable. The collected material confirms the risk of tsunami and phenomena similar to tsunami in all water reservoirs and the necessity of informing the population about this hazard.

Received 1 October 2006; revised 18 November 2006; accepted 19 December 2007; published 19 January 2007.

Keywords: tsunami, internal basins, paleo-tsunami.

Index Terms: 4564 Oceanography: Physical: Tsunamis and storm surges; 1799 History of Geophysics: General or miscellaneous; 1719 History of Geophysics: Hydrology.