Numerical simulation and field survey of inundation due to 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka

Natural Hazards

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 177-192

  Wijetunge, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Current speed; Field measurements; Flow depth; Indian Ocean tsunami; Inundation map; Numerical modelling

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VELOCITY; FIELD SURVEY; INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI 2004; NUMERICAL MODEL; SHALLOW-WATER EQUATION; SHORELINE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

INDIAN OCEAN; SRI LANKA;

EID: 77955093832     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-009-9459-z     Document Type: Article

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