Numerical assessment of bathymetric changes caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami at Kirinda Fishery Harbor, Sri Lanka

DPL Ranasinghe, K Goto, T Takahashi, J Takahashi… - Coastal …, 2013 - Elsevier
Thus far various numerical models have been developed and improved to aid
understanding of the sediment transport process due to tsunamis. However, the applicability …

OSL dating and GPR mapping of palaeotsunami inundation: a 4000-year history of Indian Ocean tsunamis as recorded in Sri Lanka

R Premasiri, P Styles, V Shrira, N Cassidy… - Pure and Applied …, 2015 - Springer
To evaluate and mitigate tsunami hazard, as long as possible records of inundations and
dates of past events are needed. Coastal sediments deposited by tsunamis (tsunamites) can …

Assessment of potential tsunamigenic seismic hazard to Sri Lanka

J Wijetunge - International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built …, 2010 - emerald.com
Accordingly, four seismic zones capable of generating teletsunamis that could reach Sri
Lanka have been identified, namely, Northern Andaman‐Myanmar, Northern Sumatra …

[PDF][PDF] Coastal area planning and management

J Preuss - Retrieved September, 2003 - fao.org
Immediately after the 2004 tsunami, extensive efforts were mobilized to identify, characterize
and map the devastating losses and impacts. The recovery process continues to generate …

Analysing eyewitness reports of the 2004 Asian tsunami

R Spence, J Palmer, M Petal… - Proceedings of the …, 2007 - icevirtuallibrary.com
On 26 December 2004, one of the largest earthquakes of the last 100 years occurred off the
Indonesian coast, causing ground shaking over a wide region, and triggering a massive and …

Numerical Modelling of Tsunami Propagation in the South East Arabian Sea (SEAS) and Inundation along the Kerala Coast

SS Praveen, NP Kurian - 2012 - conference.cusat.ac.in
Tsunamis are water waves generated by a sudden vertical displacement of the water
surface. They are waves generated in the ocean by the disturbance associated with seismic …

Identification of palaeotsunamis using ground penetrating radar, sedimentological and micropaleontological techniques: implications for Sri Lankan tsunami risk

RHM Premasiri - 2012 - keele-repository.worktribe.com
One of the most catastrophic natural hazards which can devastate coastal zone communities
is the tsunami. The risk of tsunami devastation can be mitigated by reconstruction and …

[PDF][PDF] Evaluation of Tsunami Risk Posed to Sri Lanka by Potential Mega-Thrust Earthquakes in the Makran Subduction Zone

JJ Wijetunge - Engineer: Journal of the Institution of …, 2009 - account.engineer.sljol.info
This paper is concerned with a numerical study carried out to assess the threat posed to Sri
Lanka by potential tsunamigenic earthquakes in the Makran subduction zone in the Arabian …