In recent years, the threat of tsunamis has taken an added urgency after a 9.3 magnitude earthqua... more In recent years, the threat of tsunamis has taken an added urgency after a 9.3 magnitude earthquake off Indonesia's Sumatra island in December 2004 which triggered a tsunami and killed more than 230,000 people and left a half million homeless in a dozen countries(3). Bangladesh experienced relatively minor damage from the tsunami, with 2 people killed. In order to assess the vulnerability of the coastal region of Bangladesh due to tsunami a tsunami model was developed covering the Indian ocean, the Arabian sea, the Bay of Bengal and the coastal region of Bangladesh using MIKE21 modelling system of DHI. The model was calibrated with the tsunami of December 26, 2004, which occurred at the West Coast of Sumatra due to a strong earthquake. In total six scenarios of tsunami were identified based on the potential sources of earthquake in the Bay of Bengal. Initial surface level maps for all the scenarios were generated using QuakeGen, a geological model and MIKE 21 modelling system. T...
In recent years, the threat of tsunamis has taken an added urgency after a 9.3 magnitude earthqua... more In recent years, the threat of tsunamis has taken an added urgency after a 9.3 magnitude earthquake off Indonesia's Sumatra island in December 2004 which triggered a tsunami and killed more than 230,000 people and left a half million homeless in a dozen countries(3). Bangladesh experienced relatively minor damage from the tsunami, with 2 people killed. In order to assess the vulnerability of the coastal region of Bangladesh due to tsunami a tsunami model was developed covering the Indian ocean, the Arabian sea, the Bay of Bengal and the coastal region of Bangladesh using MIKE21 modelling system of DHI. The model was calibrated with the tsunami of December 26, 2004, which occurred at the West Coast of Sumatra due to a strong earthquake. In total six scenarios of tsunami were identified based on the potential sources of earthquake in the Bay of Bengal. Initial surface level maps for all the scenarios were generated using QuakeGen, a geological model and MIKE 21 modelling system. T...
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