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Science and Policy of Natural Hazards

Subjects: Science · Technology

Art: Claes Janszoon Vooght, Ca. 1680 celestial chart by Claes Jansz Vooght, circa 1680 · Public domain

Instructors: Prof. Kerry Emanuel, Prof. Stephane Rondenay, Jane Connor
Term: Spring 2010
Level: Undergraduate
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Science and Policy of Natural Hazards

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Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Earthquakes

Lecture 3: Seismic waves

Lecture 4: Earthquake kinematics

Lecture 7: Associated phenomena: Tsunami

Lecture 22: Magma generation

Lecture 23: Magma ascent and eruption

Lecture 27: Volcano hazards (cont.)

Lecture 30: Moist convection

Lecture 31: Stability assessment

Lecture 32: Thunderstorms

Lecture 33: Mesoscale organization of convection

Lecture 34: Supercells and tornadoes

Lecture 35: Forecasting tornadoes