| 000 -LEADER |
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| fixed length control field |
01747cam a22003254a 4500 |
| CONTROL NUMBER |
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| control field |
00004890 |
| CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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| control field |
DLC |
| DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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| control field |
200902111429 |
| FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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| fixed length control field |
070212s2008 iluab j b 001 0 eng |
| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2007006185 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780716698142 |
| CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| Modifying agency |
DLC |
| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
GC221.5 |
| Item number |
.T79 2008 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
363.34/94 |
| Edition number |
22 |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Tsunamis and seiches. |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Chicago, IL : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
World Book, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
c2008. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
47 p. : |
| Other physical details |
ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; |
| Dimensions |
28 cm. |
| SERIES STATEMENT |
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| Series statement |
World Book's library of natural disasters |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index. |
| FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
What is a tsunami? -- What causes tsunamis? -- The Chilean tsunami -- What makes up a tsunami? -- Killer Krakatau -- Destroying lives -- The tsunami of 2004 -- Tsunamis and the environment -- Lituya Bay megatsunami -- Tsunamis in the Atlantic -- The Lisbon tsunami -- Tsunamis and asteroids -- Tsunami warning systems -- Warning systems in action? -- The tsunami at Okushiri -- Tsunami preparation and survival -- Seiches, what is a seiche? the Chicago seiche. |
| SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
"A discussion of major types of natural disasters, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index"--Provided by publisher. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Tsunamis. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Seiches. |
| ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
01. English Non Fiction |
| LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) |
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| d |
363.3 TSU |
| c |
122 |
