The Indian Ocean tsunami of December 26, 2004: Observations in Sri Lanka and Thailand

Natural Hazards

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 105-124

  Rossetto, T ^a   Peiris, N ^b   Pomonis, A ^c   Wilkinson, S M ^d   Del Re, D ^b   Koo, R ^e   Gallocher, S ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b RISK MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS   (United Kingdom)

^c Risk Management Solutions Inc   (United States)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE   (Hong Kong)

^f Halcrow Group Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Building damage; Indian Ocean tsunami; Lifelines; Sri Lanka; Sumatra earthquake; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; ECONOMIC IMPACT; SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE 2004; TSUNAMI;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIAN OCEAN; SOUTH ASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SRI LANKA; THAILAND;

EID: 34250024933     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-006-9064-3     Document Type: Article

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