Propagation of the Dec. 26, 2004, Indian ocean tsunami: Effects of dispersion and source characteristics

International Journal of Fluid Mechanics Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-43

  Glimsdal, Sylfest ^a,b,e   Pedersen, G K ^b,e   Atakan, K ^c   Harbitz, C B ^d,e   Langtangen, H P ^a,b   Lovholt F ^d,e  

^a SIMULA RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN GEOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^e International Centre for Geohazards ICG   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; SEISMOLOGY;

GRID RESOLUTION; HYDROSTATIC WAVES; LINEAR SHALLOW WATER EQUATIONS;

TSUNAMIS;

EID: 33646895861     PISSN: 21525102     EISSN: 21525110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/InterJFluidMechRes.v33.i1.30     Document Type: Article

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