TSUNAMI ON 26 DECEMBER 2004: SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF TSUNAMI HEIGHT AND THE EXTENT OF INUNDATION IN SRI LANKA

This paper examines the impact of the massive tsunami of 26 December 2004 on Sri Lanka bytracing the tsunami height, the extent of inundation and the level of damage along the affectedcoastal belt. The results of an extensive field survey that was carried out in the east, south andwest coasts to rec...

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Main Author: Janaka J. Wijetunge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tsunami Society International 2006-01-01
Series:Science of Tsunami Hazards
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Online Access:http://tsunamisociety.org/243wijet.pdf