Field measurements and numerical simulations of the 2004 tsunami impact on the east coast of Sri Lanka

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 166, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 593-622

  Wijetunge, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Field measurements; Indian Ocean tsunami; Inundation; Numerical modelling; Tsunami height

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; GEOMORPHOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SIMULATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TSUNAMI; WATER LEVEL; WAVE HEIGHT; WAVE PROPAGATION;

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

EID: 67349192957     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-009-0458-5     Document Type: Article

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