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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), www.noaa.gov

Animations and Videos

Animation Warning System
DHI Software - Tsunami Simulation Models
Envirocast, Thailand Coast Before and After Tsunami Event
NOAA Tsunami site
Videos SE Asia Tsunami

Scientific Articles and Books via ITC Library

(Online)Articles
Elsevier Science Direct

 

Natural Hazards (1997 - ... online available)

 

Beukenkamp, P. (2005) Hoe groot is de kans op tsunami's in Europa? In: Geografie, 14(2005)3, p. 15-19 Full text

 

Bishop, P. et al. Age-dating of tsunami deposits: lessons from the 26 December 2004 tsunami in Thailand. In: The geographical journal, 71(2005)4, pp. 379-383. Full text Full text

 

Bosman, J. (2005) De aardbeving en tsunami in 32 bronnen : internet is een onuitputtelijke bron van informatie, ook na de ramp in Zuidoost-Azië : een inventarisatie van het aanbod. In: Geografie, 14(2005)3, p. 19-20 Full text

 

Braine, T. (2006) Was 2005 the year of natural disasters? In: News and public information of the Pan American Health Organization, January 6 (2006), 6 p. Full text Full text

 

Brown, B.E. The fate of coral reefs in the Andaman Sea, eastern Indian Ocean following the Sumatran earthquake and tsunami, 26 December 2004 . In: The geographical journal, 71(2005)4, pp. 372-373 Full text Full text

 

Clark, N. Disaster and generosity. In: The geographical journal, 71(2005)4, pp. 384-386. Full text Full text

 

Damen, M.C.J.(2005) Hoe kan Azië zich wapenen tegen een volgende tsunami-ramp?. In: Geografie, (2005)3, pp. 12-14. Full text

 

Greenhough, B., Jazeel, T. and Massey, D. The Indian Ocean tsunami: geographical commentaries : One year on. In: The geographical journal, 171(2005)4, pp. 369-371 Full text Full text

 

Köbben, B.J.(2005) De ramp in kaart : van satellietbeeld tot basiskartering. In: Geografie, (2005)3, pp. 9-11. Full text

 

Ligtenberg, H. and Singh, S. Need for Sumatra earthquake and geohazard research highlighted at EAGE conference session. In: First break, 23(2005), pp. 15-17. Full text

 

van der Meijde, M. (2005) Asian tsunami disaster warning and prediction : feasible or fiction?. In: First break : European Association of Exploration Geophysicists (EAEG), 23 (2005)August, pp. 45-47. Full text

 

van der Meijde, M.(2005) Verwoestende tsunami in Azië. In: Geografie, (2005)3, pp. 6-8. Full text

 

Rigg, J. et al. The Indian Ocean tsunami: socio-economic impacts in Thailand. The geographical journal, 71(2005)4, pp. 374-378. Full text Full text

 

Versteeg, J.(2005) Britse scholier redt honderd mensen dankzij aardrijkskundeles In: Geografie, 14(2005)3, p. 19 Full text
(Online) Books

Heitner, K.L. (1969) A mathematical model for calculation of the run-up of tsunamis. - Pasadena : Earthquake Engineering Research laboratory California Institute of Technology, 1969 . - 119 p. PhD thesis Complete thesis available here

Free Images and Map Products

ArcExplorer
Asia Pacific Natural Hazards Information Network hosted by the Pacific Disaster Center
Base Mapping over Se Asia Tsunami
DM Solutions Group - Tsunami Disaster Mapping
DLR Tsunami Indian Ocean 2004
ESA Earth Watching Service
ESRI Disaster Page
Forum Remote Sensing dan GIS Indonesia(i-RSGISForum)
International Charter Space and Major Disasters
ICIMOD South Asia earthquake portal
International Water Management Institute (IWMI) – RS/GIS Unit
Joint Research Centre – Regional and Thematic Maps
MapAction
NASA Earth Observatory Images Earthquake Spawns Tsunamis
NASA Earth Observatory Images Sri Lanka
NASA Earth Observatory Images Nortwest Sumatra
NASA Earth Observatory Images Phuket, Thailand
NASA Earth Observatory Images Lhoknga, Indonesia
NASA Earth Observatory Images Aceh Province, Sumatra
NASA Natural Disasters Reference Database
Pacific Disaster Centre / South East Asia and Indian Ocean Tsunami Response Map Viewer
Rapid Mapping Service - SE Asia Tsunami
Reliefweb Map Centre (UN-OCHA) / serving the information needs of the humanitarian relief community
Respond GMES Services Supporting Humanitarian Relief, Disaster Reduction and Reconstruction
UNOSAT Satellite Imagery for All
US Geospatial One Stop(GOS) Portal
USGS National Map Hazards Data Distribution System (HDDS)/Asian Tsunami

Images and Map Products that require Payment

Digital Globe, Image Reference Maps

Image galleries of Tsunami affected Areas

CRISP, National University of Singapore
Digital Globe, Images for the Media
Eurimage, Tsunami in Asia
Interactive Visualisation of Quickbird Images before and after Tsunami
NASA Earth Observatory – high-resolution images
NRSA - Indian Satellite Images of Tsunami affected area
Orbimage Global Imaging Information - Tsunami Series
Pacific Disaster Centre - Tsunami Response Map Viewer
RADARSAT International Tsunami Page
Space Imaging South East Asia(SISEA) Tsunami Imageries
Stormcenter Communicatons Inc. – annotated images

Background Information

BBC - the Tsunami Disaster Explained
Center for International Disaster Information CIDI
Dartmouth Flood Observatory
Development Gateway, South Asia Tsunami
Digital Divide Network
EARSEL Remote Sensing of the Coastal Zone
Earthquake & Tsunami South Asia, 26 December 2004 Lecture by the Global Health Disaster Network (GHDN)
FamilyLinks
Geoplace
Globalsecurity – Tsunami Background Information and Imagery
Guardian Unlimited - Indian Ocean Tsunami Disaster
IASC Humanitarian Early Warning Service (HEWS)
INDO Tsunami Website
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission IOC
International Tsunami Information Centre ITIC
International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) - Statement on Natural Hazards
Nationmaster - Tsunami Statistics
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA
Nature News
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) Tsunami Research Program
Respond GMES Services Supporting Humanitarian Relief, Disaster Reduction and Reconstruction
Reuters Alertnet - Alerting Humanitarians to Emergencies
Scientific Background Information on the Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami
Sri Lanka - Post Tsunami Relief, Rehabilitation, Reconstruction, Resources
South Asia Earthquake Portal, 2005
Tsunami Field Survey around Phuket, Thailand
Tsunami Laboratory
Tsunami Lecture by the Global Health Disaster Network (GHDN)
Tsunami Modelling Report
Tsunami reconstruction
Tsunami Risks Project
Tsunami Society
UN Atlas of the Oceans – Tsunami News and Information
UN-HABITAT Tsunami Response
UN Space Technology and Disaster Management
United States Geological Survey USGS- Tsunamis and Earthquakes
University of Southern California USC Tsunami Research Center
University of Washington Tsunami Web Site
Web Results Scirus

ITC Poster Presentations about the Tsunami Disaster

Characteristics of tsunamis / van der Meijde, M.
Earthquake as driving mechanism behind tsunamis / van der Meijde, M.
The impact of tsunami on the coasts of Indonesia / Damen, M.C.J.
Tsunami - mitigation / Damen, M.C.J.
  
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