Tsunami-induced coastal change : scenario studies for Painan, West Sumatra, Indonesia

• Main Authors: Li, Linlin, Huang, Zhenhua, Qiu, Qiang, Natawidjaja, Danny H., Sieh, Kerry
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/98007; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/13240
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

There exists a high probability of a great earthquake rupture along the subduction megathrust under the Mentawai Islands of West Sumatra in the near future. Six rupture models were used to assess the tsunami inundation and the accompanying sediment movement in Painan, West Sumatra, Indonesia. Accord...