Runup and Inundation along the Indian Peninsula, Including the Andaman Islands, due to Great Indian Ocean Tsunami
Publication: Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 133, Issue 6
Abstract
The December 2004 Sumatra earthquake triggered massive tsunami waves in the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal. The tsunami waves traveled primarily in the east-west direction and caused major damage along the coasts of southern India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Indonesia. It has proved to be the most disastrous tsunami in recorded history, and scientists and engineers around the world set out to record signatures of the tsunami from which the characteristics of the tsunami waves at the time of landfall could be deciphered. Such information is extremely useful in validating mathematical models for understanding the characteristics of tsunamis and their effects along the coast. The writers conducted surveys along the east and west coasts of peninsular India—focusing on the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala and around Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where the devastation caused by the tsunami was unparalleled. The analysis of data gathered during the post-sunami survey focused on consolidating the primary parameters of the tsunami arrival time, runup height, and the extent of inundation.
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Acknowledgments
The writers thank a number of research scholars and students who participated in the field survey, and the initiative of Professor B. H. Choi, Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers, Korea, is greatly appreciated. The writers also cite various Internet resources including NOAA, Survey of India, and National Institute of Oceanography (India), from which much basic information was gathered. The writers also acknowledge the cooperation extended by Andaman and Lakshwadeep Harbour Works (ALHW) for this study.
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Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 133 • Issue 6 • November 2007
Pages: 401 - 413
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Received: Mar 2, 2006
Accepted: Dec 8, 2006
Published online: Nov 1, 2007
Published in print: Nov 2007
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