The 26 December 2004 Sumatra tsunami recorded on the coast of West Africa

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 705-712

  Joseph, A ^a   Odametey, J T ^b   Nkebi, E K ^b   Pereira, A ^c   Prabhudesai, R G ^a   Mehra, P ^a   Rabinovich, A B ^d,e   Kumar, V ^a   Prabhudesai, S ^a   Woodworth, P ^f  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b Ministry of Lands Forestry and Mines Ghana   (Ghana)

^c University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^e SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^f NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atlantic ocean; Focusing; Ghana; GLOSS; Gulf of Guinea; Internal wave; Reflection; Sea level changes; Tide gauge; Tsunami wave; West Africa

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; EARTHQUAKES; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL EFFECTS; TIDE GAGES; TSUNAMIS;

ARRIVAL TIME; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; INTERNAL WAVE; MONITORING SYSTEM; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE 2004; TIDE GAUGE; TSUNAMI; WAVE HEIGHT; WAVE PROPAGATION;

AFRICA; ASIA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; EURASIA; GHANA; GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; GULF OF GUINEA; INDIAN OCEAN; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUMATRA; SUNDA ISLES; TAKORADI; WEST AFRICA; WESTERN REGION;

EID: 33846212279     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/18142320609504219     Document Type: Review

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