Abstract
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami caused an estimated 230,000 casualties, the worst tsunami disaster in history. A similar-sized tsunami in the Pacific Ocean, generated by the 1960 Chilean earthquake, commenced international collaborations on tsunami warning systems, and in the tsunami research community through the Tsunami Commission of International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics. The IUGG Tsunami Commission, established in 1960, has been holding the biannual International Tsunami Symposium (ITS). This volume contains selected papers mostly presented at the 22nd ITS, held in the summer of 2005. This introduction briefly summarizes the progress of tsunami and earthquake research as well as international cooperation on tsunami warning systems and the impact of the 2004 tsunami. Brief summaries of each paper are also presented.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Abe, K. (2007), Phases representing source lengths of tsunamis in tide gauge records, Pure Appl. Geophys. 164, 453–463.
Annaka, T., Satake, K., Sakakiyama, T., Yanagisawa, K., and Shuto, N. (2007), Logic-tree approach for probabilistic tsunami hazard analysis and its applications to the Japanese coasts, Pure Appl. Geophys. 164, 577–592.
Bilham, R. (2005), A flying start, then a slow slip, Science 308, 1126–7.
Bilek, S.L., Satake. K., and Sieh, K. (2007), Preface to the issue dedicated to the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am. 97, 1–5.
Borrero, J.C. (2005), Field data and satellite imagery of tsunami effects in Banda Aceh, Science 308, 1596.
Cherniawsky, J.Y., Titov, V.V., Wang, K., and Li, J.-Y. (2007), Numerical simulations of tsunami waves and currents for southern Vancouver Island from a Cascadia megathrust earthquake, Pure Appl. Geophys. 164, 465–492.
Fujii, Y. and Satake, K. (2007), Tsunami source of the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake inferred from tide gauge and satellite data, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am. 97, 192–207.
Farreras, S., Ortiz, M., and Gonzalez, J.I. (2007), Steps towards the implementation of a tsunami detection, warning, mitigation and preparedness program for southwestern coastal areas of Mexico, Pure Appl. Geophys. 164, 605–616.
Freundt, A., Strauch, W., Kutterolf, S., and Schmincke, H.-U. (2007), Volcanogenic tsunamis in lakes: examples from Nicaragua and general implications, Pure Appl. Geophys. 164, 527–545.
Inoue, S., Wijeyewickrema, A.C., Matsumoto, H., Miura, H., Gunaratna, P., Madurapperuma, M., and Sekiguchi, T. (2007), Field survey of tsunami effects in Sri Lanka due to the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake of December 26, 2004, Pure Appl. Geophys. 164, 395–411.
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, World Disasters Report. (Kumarian Press, 2005), 246 p.
Iwan, W.D. (2006), Preface to the Issue dedicated to the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, Earthq. Spectra 22, S3, xi.
Joku, G.N., Davies, J.M., and Davies, H.L. (2007), Eye-witness accounts of the impact of the 1998 Aitape tsunami, and of other tsunamis in living memory, in the region from Jayapura, Indonesia, to Vanimo, Papua New Guinea, Pure Appl. Geophys. 164, 433–452.
Kelletat, D., Scheffers, S., and Scheffers, A. (2007), Field signatures of the SE-Asian mega-tsunami along the West Coast of Thailand compared to holocene paleo-tsunami from the atlantic region, Pure Appl. Geophys. 164, 413–431.
Kilfeather, A.A., Blackford, J.J., and van der Meer, J.J.M. (2007), Micromorphological analysis of coastal sediments from Willapa Bay, Washington, USA: A technique for analysing inferred tsunami deposits, Pure Appl. Geophys. 164, 509–525.
Komatsubara, J. and Fujiwara, O. (2007), Overview of Holocene tsunami deposits along the nankai, Suruga, and Sagami Troughs, southwest Japan, Pure Appl. Geophys. 164, 493–507.
Kowalik, Z., Knight, W., Logan, T., and Whitmore, P. (2007), The tsunami of 26 December 2004: Numerical modeling and energy considerations, Pure Appl. Geophys. 164, 379–393.
Matsuyama, M., Ikeno, M., Sakakiyama, T., and Takeda, T. (2007), A study on tsunami wave fission in an undistorted experiment, Pure Appl. Geophys. 164, 617–631.
Okal, E.A. (2007), Seismic records of the 2004 Sumatra and other tsunamis: A quantitative study, Pure Appl. Geophys. 164, 325–353.
Okal, E.A., Talandier, J., and Reymond, D. (2007), Quantification of Hydrophone records of the 2004 Sumatra tsunami, Pure Appl. Geophys. 164, 309–323.
Okal, E.A. and Titov, V.V. (2007), MTSU: Recovering seismic moments from tsunameter records, Pure Appl. Geophys. 164, 355–378.
Orfanogiannaki, K. and Papadopoulos, G.A. (2007), Conditional probability approach of the assessment of tsunami potential: application in three tsunamigenic regions of the Pacific Ocean, Pure Appl. Geophys. 164, 593–603.
Power, P., Downes, G., and Stirling, M. (2007), Estimation of tsunami hazard in New Zealand due to South American earthquakes, Pure Appl. Geophys. 164, 547–564.
Rabinovich, A.B. and Thomson, R.E. (2007), The 26 December 2004 Sumatra tsunami: analysis of tide gauge data from the World Ocean: Part 1. Indian Ocean and South Africa, Pure Appl. Geophys. 164, 261–308.
Smith, W.H.F. and Sandwell, D.T. (1997), Global sea floor topography from satellite altimetry and ship depth soundings, Science 277, 1956–1962.
Stein, S. and Okal, E.A. (2005), Speed and size of the Sumatra earthquake, Nature 434, 581–582.
Tanioka, Y., Geist, E.L., and Puspito, N.T. (2006), Preface to special issue “The 2004 great Sumatra earthquake and tsunami”, Earth, Planet Space 58, 111.
Yanagisawa, K., Imamura, F., Sakakiyama, T., Annaka, T., Takeda, T., and Shuto, N. (2007), Tsunami assessment for risk management at nuclear power facilities in Japan, Pure Appl. Geophys 164, 565–576.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2007 Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel
About this paper
Cite this paper
Satake, K., Okal, E.A., Borrero, J.C. (2007). Tsunami and its Hazard in the Indian and Pacific Oceans: Introduction. In: Satake, K., Okal, E.A., Borrero, J.C. (eds) Tsunami and Its Hazards in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Pageoph Topical Volumes. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7643-8364-0_1
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7643-8364-0_1
Publisher Name: Birkhäuser Basel
Print ISBN: 978-3-7643-8363-3
Online ISBN: 978-3-7643-8364-0
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental ScienceEarth and Environmental Science (R0)