TY - GEN
T1 - Tsunami hazards in the northwestern Indian Ocean
AU - Heidarzadeh, Mohammad
AU - Pirooz, Moharram D.
AU - Zaker, Nasser H.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Although northwestern Indian Ocean has experienced some deadly tsunamis in the past, this region remains one of the least studied regions in the world and little research work has been devoted to its tsunami hazard assessment. In this study, we compile and analyze historical tsunami in the northwestern Indian Ocean and present a tsunami list for this region. Then, a deterministic method has been employed to give a preliminary estimation of the tsunami hazard faced by different coastlines in this region. Different source scenarios are considered and for each scenario, numerical modeling of tsunami is performed. For each case, the maximum positive tsunami wave heights along the coasts are calculated which provide a preliminary estimation of tsunami hazard and show which locations face the greatest threat from a large tsunami.
AB - Although northwestern Indian Ocean has experienced some deadly tsunamis in the past, this region remains one of the least studied regions in the world and little research work has been devoted to its tsunami hazard assessment. In this study, we compile and analyze historical tsunami in the northwestern Indian Ocean and present a tsunami list for this region. Then, a deterministic method has been employed to give a preliminary estimation of the tsunami hazard faced by different coastlines in this region. Different source scenarios are considered and for each scenario, numerical modeling of tsunami is performed. For each case, the maximum positive tsunami wave heights along the coasts are calculated which provide a preliminary estimation of tsunami hazard and show which locations face the greatest threat from a large tsunami.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77957989906&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1115/OMAE2008-57837
DO - 10.1115/OMAE2008-57837
M3 - Chapter in a published conference proceeding
AN - SCOPUS:77957989906
SN - 9780791848210
T3 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering - OMAE
SP - 623
EP - 630
BT - 2008 Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2008
T2 - 27th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2008
Y2 - 9 June 2008 through 13 June 2008
ER -