Earthquake-triggered giant tsunamis can cause catastrophic disasters to coastal
populations, ecosystems and infrastructure on scales over thousands of kilometres. In …

With human activity increasingly concentrating on coasts, tsunamis (from Japanese tsu=
harbour, nami= wave) are a major natural hazard to today's society. Stimulated by disastrous …

In the upper crust, the chemical influence of pore water promotes time dependent brittle
deformation through sub‐critical crack growth. Sub‐critical crack growth allows rocks to …

In the framework of the German Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System (GITEWS) the
assessment of tsunami risk is an essential part of the overall activities. The scientific and …

The M w= 9.3 Sumatra earthquake of 26 December 2004 generated a tsunami that affected
the entire Indian Ocean region and caused approximately 230 000 fatalities. In the response …

In this paper a local case study is presented in which detailed inundation simulations have
been performed to support damage analysis and risk assessment related to the 2004 …

In the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, a large increase in the activity of tsunami
hazard and risk map** is observed. Most of these are site-specific studies with detailed …

Early warning systems (EWSs) are widely considered to be one of the most important
mechanisms to prevent disasters around the globe. But as disasters continue to affect …

Indonesia is located along the most prominent active continental margin in the Indian
Ocean, the so-called Sunda Arc and, therefore, is one of the most threatened regions of the …

Eastern Indonesia and the southern Philippines comprise a huge and seismically highly
active region that has received less than the deserved attention in tsunami research …