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Observations by the International Tsunami Survey Team in Sri Lanka

Published:2005-06-10 Issue:5728 Volume:308 Page:1595-1595
ISSN:0036-8075
Container-title:Science
language:en
Short-container-title:Science

Author:

Liu Philip L.-F.¹²³⁴⁵,Lynett Patrick¹²³⁴⁵,Fernando Harindra¹²³⁴⁵,Jaffe Bruce E.¹²³⁴⁵,Fritz Hermann¹²³⁴⁵,Higman Bretwood¹²³⁴⁵,Morton Robert¹²³⁴⁵,Goff James¹²³⁴⁵,Synolakis Costas¹²³⁴⁵

Affiliation:

1. School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.

2. Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845, USA.

3. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.

4. Pacific Science Center, United States Geological Survey, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA.

5. School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Savannah, GA 31407, USA.

Abstract

In response to the 26 December 2004 tsunami, a survey team of scientists was dispatched to Sri Lanka. Measurements made by the team show that the tsunami elevation and runup ranged from 5 to 12 meters. Eyewitnesses report that up to three separate waves attacked the coast, with the second or third generally the largest. Our conclusion stresses the importance of education: Residents with a basic knowledge of tsunamis, as well as an understanding of how environmental modifications will affect overland flow, are paramount to saving lives and minimizing tsunami destruction.

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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3. Supported by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute the National Science Foundation the United States Geological Survey and the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering.

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