December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami
and Earthquake Web Link Compilation and Data
Indian Ocean Event Page | Compilation of Web Links and Data | 5th Anniversary of Tsunami
| Field Survey Data | Seismic Data | GIS |
| Sea Level Data | Model Simulations | Photographs and Videos |
| Satellite Data | Bathymetry and Topography | Other Sites |
- Field survey reports for the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami (released 28 Dec 2005)
- from TOHOKU University - research was financially supported by Grant-in-Aid for Special Purposes Research Report , Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology(Grant Number 16800055, Leader Yoshiaki Kawata, Kyoto University) - Initial findings from Sumatra
Sumatra International Tsunami Survey Team Survey - January 20-29, 2005. (from USGS) - Post Tsunami Surveys
Team Sponsored by Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO - Sumatra tsunami data
from NGDC tsunami events data base - Measurements made in Sibolga and Nias Island
Russian team field survey - January 20-29, 2005. - Research Group on The December 26, 2004 Earthquake Tsunami Disaster of Indian Ocean
from Research Group on The December 26, 2004 Earthquake Tsunami Disaster of Indian Ocean - International Tsunami Information Center (ITIC) Team
- Thailand Group
from Kyoto University - Tsunami Sand Deposits, Damage, and Inundation in Sri Lanka
U.S. Geological Survey - Dr. Hermann M. Fritz, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Dr. Jose Borrero, University of Southern California
- Indian Ocean Tsunami Expedition to the Republic of Seychelles
Earth Sciences Sector, Natural Resources Canada - Flash Report on Field Survey
Asian Disaster Reduction Center - Photos
Chris Chapman, Schlumberger Cambridge Research, Cambridge, U.K. - At Patong Beach, Phuket Island, Thailand when the Dec. 26th tsunami struck
Dr. Mark Oberle, physician & Associate Dean
University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine - Maldives eyewitness
- Asian Tsunami effects in Western Australia
University of Western Australia - ARAGORN weathers the tsunami off Phi Phi Don
Personal recount by a yachter who experienced the Tsunami.
Copyright Richard William York 2004, 2005 - Collection of Stories and Pictures
Experiences of the yachting community ... during the tsunami of December 26, 2004
Personal recounts from langkawitsunami.net
- Sumatra tsunami reached New Zealand
National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Limited (NIWA), New Zealand - UK tide gauge data
Proudman Oceanographic Labs, National Tidal & Sea Level Facility, U.K. - Tsunami was recorded at Antarctica
Japan Coast Guard - Plot of Sumatra tsunami records at 6 stations in British Columbia
Alexander B. Rabinovich, D.Sc.,Institute of Ocean Sciences, Canada - Tide gauge records in NW France
Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine - Residual tide gauge records for Gibraltar and Newlyn
Philip Woodworth, Permanent Service on Mean Sea Level, POL, Liverpool, U.K.
Analysis by Alexander B. Rabinovich, D.Sc., Institute of Ocean Sciences, Canada - Sea level at Arraial do Cabo, RJ, Brazil
Rogerio Candella, Physical Oceanography Division, IEAPM, BRAZIL - Queensland EPA monitors 2004 Asian tsunami
Environmental Protection Agency/Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
State of Queensland, Australia - Plots, digital 3-minute data from 8 stations on the coast of South Africa
Ruth Farre, Superintendent Tidal information, Republic of South Africa - Sumatra Tsunami Detected in Southern Brazil (PDF)
Maritime Hydraulics Laboratory, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil - Sumatra Tsunami at New Zealand Ports and Harbours
Mulgor Consulting Ltd - Coastal Data Information Program
SCRIPPS Institution of Oceanography - Observation Data
Research Group on the December 26, 2004 Earthquake Tsunami Disaster of Indian Ocean - National Tidal Centre
Australian Bureau of Meteorology - India National Institute of Oceanography
CSIR - West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
U.S. National Weather Service - List of National and International Sea Level Contacts
POL Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level, U.K. - Tidal Prediction Software
Mike Foreman, Institute of Ocean Sciences - Tsunami Laboratory
Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics - Tide Gauge Plots and Locations
John Huthnance, U.K. - Indian Ocean Sea Level Stations
Sea Level Center at University of Hawaii - National Geophysical Data Center
U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Hydrographic Department and Tide Gauge Data
Royal Thai Navy, Thailand - Altimetry plots and data
from PMEL
- Satellite imagery of tsunami-affected areas of Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
GlobalSecurity.org - Landsat.org
Michigan State University - DLR maps and related material for crisis regions
Center for Satellite Based Crisis Information, ZKI - ENVISAT images: Indonesia - Sri Lanka - Thailand - India
Earthnet Online, ESA - Sri Lanka Post-Tsunami Flooding RADARSAT-1 Multi-Date Merge
RADARSAT International - IKONOS Tsunami Gallery and
SPACE IMAGING SOUTHEAST ASIA
from Space Imaging, Inc - Earth Observatory
NASA - Images acquired and processed by CRISP, Singapore.
© 2004 CRISP (IKONOS images)
© 2004 CNES (SPOT images) - Before/After Satellite Images
page: Bill Patzert, NASA/JPL, images: DigitalGlobe - Satellite images Show Tsunami Destruction of Lhoknga, Indonesia
SpaceRef.com/Goddard Space Flight Center - Tsunami Media Gallery
DigitalGlobe - UNOSAT
United Nations - Imagery Derived Products
PMEL - Envirocast®On-Line and
Hi-res Images
StormCenter Communications, Inc. - Asian Tsunami Disaster Response
U.S. Geological Survey - The Charter in Action
The International Charter Space and Major Disasters - Southern Asia - Earthquake and Tsunami - Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India
Dartmouth Flood Observatory, Dartmouth College - India National Remote Sensing Agency
- Base mapping over SE Asia tsunami
Rapid Mapping Service, SERIT - Asia Tsunami, observed by Spot satellites
Spot Image - Tsunami in Asia, December 26
Eurimage - Bottom pressure recorder data
from PMEL
- Sumatra earthquake three times larger than originally thought and Originating Report
Northwestern University
- Earth Observatory
NASA
- India National Institute of Oceanography
CSIR
- Earthquake Hazards Program
U.S. Geological Survey
- Tsunami Laboratory
Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics
- Indian Ocean tectonic base map (PDF)
Art Tarr, U.S. Geological Survey
- PMEL Tsunami Event Page
U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - JRC Tsunami Propagation Model
Joint Research Centre, European Commission - Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution
- Simulation page from European Commission
- Tsunami Laboratory
Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics - Tsunami Simulations
Modesto Ortiz, CICESE, Departamento de Oceanografia Fisica, Mexico - Tsunami Simulations
Eric L. Geist, U.S. Geological Survey
- Swathe bathymetry survey of the sea bed near the epicentre of the earthquake
HMS Scott, Ministry of Defense, U.K.
- Landscan, Geographic Information Science & Technology Group
U.S. Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System Unit
International Water Management Institute - IMapS Tsunami
United Nations Environment Programme
World Conservation Monitoring Center - Remote Sensing and GIS Forum in Indonesia
- South East Asia and Indian Ocean Tsunami Response Map Viewer and
ARC-IMS based mapping service
Pacific Disaster Center - Maps from United Nations
- ESRI
- http://www.recoverlanka.net/
from Neil Devaadasan, Vidhura Ralapanawe, Lareef Zubair at the Foundation for Environment, Climate and Technology - The National Map Hazards Data Distribution System
U.S. Geological Survey, EROS Data Center - Tsunami Disaster Mapping
DM Solutions Group - Humanitarian Global Mapping Services
RESPOND
- Photos by Dr. Jose Borrero
University of Southern California Tsunami Research Group - AsianTsunamiVideos.com
- Photos and Videos from the aftermath of the Indian Ocean Tsunami
from waveofdestruction.org
- SPECIAL REPORT
Dr. George Pararas-Carayannis - Indian Ocean Earthquake Tsunami Emergency Report
The Center of Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance - Natural Hazards Center
Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center
University of Colorado - Sri Lanka National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency
- International Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific
- International Tsunami Information Center
U.S. National Weather Service - California Seismic Safety Commission
- Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
- Atlas of the Oceans
United Nations - Office Of Climate Observation
U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - South Asia: Earthquake and Tsunami - Dec 2004
ReliefWeb - AlertNet
Reuters Foundation - Links to Information on Asian Earthquake and Tsunami
Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network - South and Southeast Asia Earthquake and Tsunami Resources
University of Washington Libraries - Asian tsunami: On the trail of destruction
news@nature.com - U.S. PLAN FOR AN IMPROVED TSUNAMI DETECTION AND WARNING SYSTEM
Office of Science and Technology Policy (www.OSTP.gov)
Archived Audio Webcast - Originally broadcast live on January 14, 2005 - January 14, 2005 "Ask the White House ..."
Admiral Conrad Lautenbaucher, Administrator, NOAA
Discusses National Tsunami Detection and Warning System
