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dc.contributor.authorNeetu, S.
dc.contributor.authorSuresh, I.
dc.contributor.authorShankar, R.
dc.contributor.authorNagarajan, B.
dc.contributor.authorSharma, R.
dc.contributor.authorShenoi, S.S.C.
dc.contributor.authorUnnikrishnan, A.S.
dc.contributor.authorSundar, D.
dc.date.accessioned2011-11-11T12:52:19Z
dc.date.available2011-11-11T12:52:19Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationNatural Hazards, vol.59; 2011; 1609-1618
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/3951
dc.description.abstractThe 27 November 1945 earthquake in the Makran Subduction Zone triggered a destructive tsunami that has left important problems unresolved. According to the available reports, high waves persisted along the Makran coast and at Karachi for several hours after the arrival of the first wave. Long-duration sea-level oscillations were also reported from Port Victoria, Seychelles. On the other hand, only one high wave was reported from Mumbai. Tide-gauge records of the tsunami from Karachi and Mumbai confirm these reports. While the data from Mumbai shows a single high wave, Karachi data shows that high waves persisted for more than 7 h, with maximum wave height occurring 2.8 h after the arrival of the first wave. In this paper, we analyze the cause of these persistent high waves using a numerical model. The simulation reproduces the observed features reasonably well, particularly the persistent high waves at Karachi and the single high wave at Mumbai. It further reveals that the persistent high waves along the Makran coast and at Karachi were the result of trapping of the tsunami-wave energy on the continental shelf off the Makran coast and that these coastally-trapped edge waves were trapped in the alongshore direction within a approx 300-km stretch of the continental shelf. Sensitivity experiments establish that this along-shore trapping of the tsunami energy is due to variations in the shelf width. In addition, the model simulation indicates that the reported long duration of sea-level oscillations at Port Victoria were mainly due to trapping of the tsunami energy over the large shallow region surrounding the Seychelles archipelago.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.rightsAn edited version of this paper was published by Springer. This paper is for R & D purpose and Copyright [2011] Springer.
dc.subjecttsunami
dc.subjectsubduction zones
dc.subjectwave motion
dc.subjectwave modelling
dc.titleTrapped waves of the 27 November 1945 Makran tsunami: observations and numerical modeling
dc.typeJournal Article


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