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A FIELD REPORT ON THE IMPACT OF THE 2004 SUMATRA TSUNAMI ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF INDIA

YONG-SIK CHO

Department of Civil Engineering, Hanyang University, 17 Haengdang-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 133-791, Korea

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CHOKKALINGAM LAKSHUMANAN

Center for Remote Sensing, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620 024, India

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BYUNG HO CHOI

Department of Civil Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 300 Chonchon-dong, Jangan-gu, Suwon 220-746, Korea

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SEUNG OH LEE

School of Urban and Civil Engineering, Hongik University, 72-1 Sangsoo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul 121-791, Korea

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KYU-NAM HWANG

Department of Civil Engineering, Chonbuk National University, 664-14 1ga Deokjin-dong, Jeonju 561-756, Korea

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S057856340900193XCited by:3 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

A field survey to document the event that occurred in the coast of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India on December 26, 2004 was undertaken along the Tamil Nadu coast to estimate several items, including the wave run-up height, damage assessment and inundation areas in the different parts of the affected regions. The results of this field survey indicate that the tsunami inundation was heavier in the southern region along the Nagapattinam coast than the northern coast near Chennai; this was most likely due to differences in onshore topography. Consequently, the role of the onshore topography and its relationship with near-shore bathymetry needs to be evaluated in detail in order to prevent future catastrophes.

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