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The influence of the local bathymetry and the shape of the contour in the resonant response of the Gulf of California (Mexico) to incident tsunami waves of various approach directions and frequencies is analyzed.
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Sandoval, F.J., Farreras, S.F. (1993). On Tsunami Resonance of the Gulf of California. In: Tinti, S. (eds) Tsunamis in the World. Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3620-6_9
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