Three-dimensional splay fault geometry and implications for tsunami generation
Megasplay faults, very long thrust faults that rise from the subduction plate boundary
megathrust and intersect the sea floor at the landward edge of the accretionary prism, are …
megathrust and intersect the sea floor at the landward edge of the accretionary prism, are …
Tsunami science before and beyond Boxing Day 2004
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Tsunami science has evolved differently from research on other extreme natural hazards,
primarily because of the unavailability until recently of instrumental recordings of tsunamis in …
primarily because of the unavailability until recently of instrumental recordings of tsunamis in …
Insights into tectonic hazards since the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
In 2004, an earthquake of moment magnitude M w 9.1–9.3 ruptured over 1,500 km of the
Sunda megathrust under the Indian Ocean, producing a devastating tsunami and resulting …
Sunda megathrust under the Indian Ocean, producing a devastating tsunami and resulting …
Accounting for uncertain fault geometry in earthquake source inversions–I: theory and simplified application
The ill-posed nature of earthquake source estimation derives from several factors including
the quality and quantity of available observations and the fidelity of our forward theory …
the quality and quantity of available observations and the fidelity of our forward theory …
Tsunami inundation modeling for western Sumatra
A long section of the Sunda megathrust south of the great tsunamigenic earthquakes of
2004 and 2005 is well advanced in its seismic cycle and a plausible candidate for rupture in …
2004 and 2005 is well advanced in its seismic cycle and a plausible candidate for rupture in …
Tsunami threat in the Indian Ocean from a future megathrust earthquake west of Sumatra
Several independent indicators imply a high probability of a great (M> 8) earthquake rupture
of the subduction megathrust under the Mentawai Islands of West Sumatra. The human …
of the subduction megathrust under the Mentawai Islands of West Sumatra. The human …
Run-up of tsunamis and long waves in terms of surf-similarity
In this paper we review and re-examine the classical analytical solutions for run-up of
periodic long waves on an infinitely long slope as well as on a finite slope attached to a flat …
periodic long waves on an infinitely long slope as well as on a finite slope attached to a flat …
Tsunamigenic major and great earthquakes (2004–2013): source processes inverted from seismic, geodetic, and sea-level data
Two of the great events, the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman MW 9.2 and the 2011 Tohoku MW 9.0
earthquakes are, respectively, the third and the fourth largest earthquakes seismologically …
earthquakes are, respectively, the third and the fourth largest earthquakes seismologically …
Reexamination of the magnitudes for the 1906 and 1922 Chilean earthquakes using Japanese tsunami amplitudes: Implications for source depth constraints
Far‐field tsunami records from the Japanese tide gauge network allow the reexamination of
the moment magnitudes (Mw) for the 1906 and 1922 Chilean earthquakes, which to date …
the moment magnitudes (Mw) for the 1906 and 1922 Chilean earthquakes, which to date …
Implications of the 26 December 2004 Sumatra–Andaman earthquake on tsunami forecast and assessment models for great subduction-zone earthquakes
Results from different tsunami forecasting and hazard assessment models are compared
with observed tsunami wave heights from the 26 December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami …
with observed tsunami wave heights from the 26 December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami …