Natural warning signs of tsunamis: Human sensory experience and response to the 2004 Great Sumatra earthquake and tsunami in Thailand

Earthquake Spectra

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2006, Pages

  Gregg, Chris E ^a   Houghton, Bruce F ^b   Paton, Douglas ^c   Lachman, Roy ^d   Lachman, Janet ^d   Johnston, David M ^e   Wongbusarakum, Supin ^f,g  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^e GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^f UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME   (United States)

^g United Nations Development Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; SEA LEVEL; TSUNAMIS;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COGNITIVE FACTORS; GROUND-SHAKING; HUMAN SENSORY; HYDROLOGICAL FACTORS; SEA-LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS; SUMATRA EARTHQUAKES; WARNING SIGNS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 39149117103     PISSN: 87552930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1193/1.2206791     Document Type: Article

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