The Indian Ocean tsunami
By: edited by Tad S. Murty, U. Aswathanarayana, N. Nirupama.
Contributors: Murty, T. S. 1938-; Aswathanarayana, U.; Nirupama, N.
Series: Balkema-proceedings and monographs in engineering, water and earth sciences
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 491
ISBN-13: 9780415403801
Subjects: Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004.; Tsunamis -- Indian Ocean.; Tsunamis.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Prologue / Barbara H. Keating; title: Pt. 1. Geostructural environment of tsunami genesis; title: A historical account of the earthquakes and tsunamis in the Indian Ocean / B. K. Rastogi; title: Impact of coastal morphology, structure and seismicity on the tsunami surge / K.S.R. Murthy ... [et al.]; title: Tsunamigenic sources in the Indian Ocean: factors and impact on the Indian landmass / R.K. Chadha; title: Paleo-tsunami and storm surge deposits / K. Arun Kumar, H. Achyuthan, and N. Shankar; title: Overview and integration of part 1 / U. Aswathanarayana; title: Pt. 2. Modelling of tsunami generation and propagation; title: A review of classical concepts on phase and amplitude dispersion: application to tsunamis / N. Nirupama ... [et al.]; title: A partial explanation for the initial withdrawl of the ocean during a tsunami / N. Nirupama ... [et al.]; title: The energetics of the tsunami of 26 December 2004 in the Indian Ocean: a brief review / N. Nirupama ... [et al.]; title: Possible amplification of the tsunami through coupling with internal waves / N. Nirupama ... [et al.]; title: Numerical modeling of the Indian Ocean tsunami / Z. Kowalik ... [et al.]; title: Modelling techniques for understanding the Indian Ocean tsunami propagation / V. P. Dimri and K. Srivastava; title: Validation of tsunami beach run-up height predictive model based on work-energy theorem / G. Muraleedharan ... [et al.]; title: Normal modes and tsunami coastal effects / N. Nirupama ... [et al.]; title: Helmholtz mode and K-S-P waves: application to tsunamis / N. Nirupama ... [et al.]; title: Numerical models for the Indian Ocean tsunami of 26 December 2004: a brief review / P. Chittibabu and T.S. Murty; title: The Cauchy-Poisson problem: application to tsunami generation and propagation / N. Nirupama ... [et al.]; title: A review and listings of tsunami heights and travel times for the 26 December 2004 event / I. Nistor ... [et al.]; title: Overview and integration of part 2 / N. Nirupama; title: Pt. 3. Tsunami detection and monitoring systems; title: Satellite detection of pre-earthquakes thermal anomaly and sea water turbidity associated with the great Sumatra earthquake / A. K. Saraf ... [et al.]; title: Possible detection in the ionosphere of the signals from earthquake and tsunamis / T. S. Murty ... [et al.]; title: Seismo-electromagnetic precursors registered by DEMETER satellite / A.K. Gwal ... [et al.]; title: Web-enabled and real-time reporting: cellular based instrumentation for coastal sea level and surge monitoring / A. Joseph and R. G. Prabhudesai; title: Methodologies for tsunami detection / T.S. Murty ... [et al.]; title: Tsunami travel time atlas for the Indian Ocean / P.K. Bhaskaran ... [et al.]; title: Overview and integration of part 3 / N. Nirupama; title: Pt. 4. Biophysical and socio-economic dimensions of tsunami damage; title: Performance of structures affected by the 2004 Sumatra tsunami in Thailand and Indonesia / M. Saatcioglu, A. Ghobarah, and I. Nistor; title: Field observations on the tsunami impact along the Kerala Coast, Southwest India / N.P. Kurian, T.N. Prakash, and M. Baba; title: Ecological impact on the Indian Ocean tsunami / C.S.P. Iyer; title: Tsunami damage to the south eastern coast of India / N. Chandrasekar and R. Ramesh; title: Hydrophysical manifestations on the Indian Ocean tsunami / Y. Sadhuram, T.V. Ramana Murthy, and B.P. Rao; title: Tsunamis and marine life / D.V. Subba Rao ... [et al.]; title: Tsunami impact on coastal habitats of India / P.N. Sridhar ... [et al.]; title: Overview and integration of part 4 / U. Aswathanarayana; title: Pt. 5. Quo Vadis; title: Protection measures against tsunami-type hazards for the coast of Tamil Nadu, India / V. Sundar; title: Protective role of coastal ecosystems in the context of the tsunami in Tamil Nadu Coast, India: implications for hazard preparedness / A. Mascarenhas and S. Jayakumar; title: Integrated preparedness systems / U. Aswathanarayana; title: Social and political aspects of tsunami response, recovery, and preparedness planning: a transdisciplinary approach from Canada / C. Amaratunga and H. Smith Fowler; title: An ideal conceptual tsunami warning system for the Indian Ocean / T.S. Murty ... [et al.]; title: Overview and integration of part 5 / N. Nirupama.