The 17 July 1998 tsunami, Papua New Guinea: Evidence and initial interpretation

Marine Geology

Volumn 170, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 81-92

  McSaveney, M J ^a   Goff, J R ^b,f   Darby, D J ^a   Goldsmith, P ^c   Barnett, A ^d   Elliott, S ^e   Nongkas, M ^e  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^c Fraser Thomas   (New Zealand)

^d Montgomery Watson   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA   (Papua New Guinea)

^f GeoEnvironmental Consultants ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Coseismic; Focusing; Model; Subsidence; Tsunami

Indexed keywords

COASTAL EVOLUTION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; SEISMICITY; SPIT; SUBSIDENCE; TSUNAMI;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 0034735206     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(00)00067-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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1. Lands of the Aitape-Ambunti area, Papua New Guinea
2. Fossil human skull fragments of probable Pleistocene age from Aitape, New Guinea
3. Immediate report - New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering Technical Reconnaissance of the area of the 17th July Tsunami at Sissano Lagoon, Papua New Guinea
4. The stratigraphy of the Aitape skull and its significance
5. Tsunami in Papua New Guinea was as intense as first thought
6. An AGSO perspective of PNG's tsunamigenic earthquake of 17 July 1998
7. Sediment slump likely caused Papua New Guinea tsunami
8. Estimation of current plate motions in Papua New Guinea from global positioning system observations