Tsunami Science Four Years after the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: Part II: Observation and Data Analysis

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The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was triggered by a 9. 15 magnitude earthquake (MELTZNER et al. , 2006; CHLIEH et al. , 2007) that occurred at 0:58:53 GMT, 7:58:53 LT (USGS) (t ). The epicenter was located at 3. 3 N, 95. 8 E (Fig. 1) with a focal depth of EQ approximately 30 km. The earthquake was responsible for a sudden fault slip estimated on average from 12–15 m (SYNOLAKIS et al. , 2005; LAY et al. , 2005) to 20 m (FU and SUN, 30 2006). The seismic moment estimate (Mo = 1. 3 5 9 10 dyne-cm), based on the Figure 1 Locations of video recordings, recovered clocks, and reliable eyewitness observations. 1: Coastal plains ?ooded by the tsunami; 2: non-?ooded coastal plains; 3: uplands. Insert 3D-map showing the Sumatra Island, the studied area, and the epicenter of the 26/12/2004 earthquake. The video taken at Uteuen Badeue, on the eastern edge of the Banda Aceh Bay, was recorded by the chief of the Fishery Regional Of?ce from the top of a cliff. The movie that was shot near the Baiturrahman mosque in downtown Banda Aceh has been shown worldwide on TV. The one at Peukan Bada has been recorded during a wedding party. The last two movies were analyzed in detail in order to calculate the tsunami velocity (FRITZ et al. , 2006). Vol. Front Matter....Pages i-vi Introduction to “Tsunami Science Four Years After the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, Part II: Observation and Data Analysis”....Pages 1-7 Field Survey and Geological Effects of the 15 November 2006 Kuril Tsunami in the Middle Kuril Islands....Pages 9-36 The November 15, 2006 Kuril Islands-Generated Tsunami in Crescent City, California....Pages 37-53 Validation and Joint Inversion of Teleseismic Waveforms for Earthquake Source Models Using Deep Ocean Bottom Pressure Records: A Case Study of the 2006 Kuril Megathrust Earthquake....Pages 55-76 Variable Tsunami Sources and Seismic Gaps in the Southernmost Kuril Trench: A Review....Pages 77-96 In situ Measurements of Tide Gauge Response and Corrections of Tsunami Waveforms from the Niigataken Chuetsu-oki Earthquake in 2007....Pages 97-116 Excitation of Resonant Modes along the Japanese Coast by the 1993 and 1983 Tsunamis in the Japan Sea....Pages 117-130 Numerical Study of Tsunami Generated by Multiple Submarine Slope Failures in Resurrection Bay, Alaska, during the M w 9.2 1964 Earthquake....Pages 131-152 Lituya Bay Landslide Impact Generated Mega-Tsunami 50 th Anniversary....Pages 153-175 Tsunamis on the Pacific Coast of Canada Recorded in 1994–2007....Pages 177-210 The 15 August 2007 Peru Earthquake and Tsunami: Influence of the Source Characteristics on the Tsunami Heights....Pages 211-232 Tide Gauge Observations of 2004–2007 Indian Ocean tsunamis from Sri Lanka and Western Australia....Pages 233-258 Reconstruction of Tsunami Inland Propagation on December 26, 2004 in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, through Field Investigations....Pages 259-281 The 1856 Tsunami of Djidjelli (Eastern Algeria): Seismotectonics, Modelling and Hazard Implications for the Algerian Coast....Pages 283-300 Analysis of Observed and Predicted Tsunami Travel Times for the Pacific and Indian Oceans....Pages 301-324