The Australian Tsunami Database - a review

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dc.contributor.authorGoff, JRen_AU
dc.contributor.authorChagué-Goff, Cen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-06T23:11:43Zen_AU
dc.date.available2014-11-06T23:11:43Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2014-04-01en_AU
dc.date.statistics2014-11-07en_AU
dc.description.abstractThere has been a significant increase in the number of peer-reviewed publications, critical reviews and searchable web-based databases, since the first substantial tsunami database for Australia was published in 2007. This review represents a complete reorganization and restructuring of previous work coupled with the addition of new data that takes the number of events from 57 (including 2 erroneous events) to 145. Several significant errors have been corrected including mistaken run-up heights for the event of 19 August 1977, Sumba Island, Indonesia, that suggested it was the largest tsunami in Australia's history. The largest historical event in the database is now the 17 July 2006, Java, Indonesia, tsunami that had a run-up height of 7.90 m at Steep Point, Western Australia. Although estimated wave heights of 40 ft (approximate to 13 m) were noted for the 8 April 1911 event at Warrnambool, Victoria, no run-up data were provided. One of the more interesting findings has been the occurrence of at least 11 deaths, albeit for events that are generally poorly defined. Data gathered during the construction of this database were rigorously reviewed and as such several previous palaeotsunami entries have been removed and other potentially new ones discarded. The reasons for inclusion or exclusion of data are discussed, and it is acknowledged that while there has been an almost three-fold increase in the number of entries the database is still incomplete. With this in mind the database architecture has been brought in line with others in the region with the ultimate goal of merging them all in order to provide a larger, interrogatable and updatable data set. In essence, the goal is to enhance our understanding of the national and regional tsunami hazard (and risk) and to move towards an open-source database. © 2014, SAGE Publications.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationGoff, J., & Chagué-Goff, C. (2014). The Australian Tsunami Database - a review. Progress in Physical Geography, 38(2), 218-240. doi:10.1177/0309133314522282en_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc5808en_AU
dc.identifier.issn0309-1333en_AU
dc.identifier.issue2en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleProgress in Physical Geographyen_AU
dc.identifier.pagination218-240en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0309133314522282en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/6021en_AU
dc.identifier.volume38en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherSage Publications Ltden_AU
dc.subjectNew Zealanden_AU
dc.subjectPacific Oceanen_AU
dc.subjectAustraliaen_AU
dc.subjectDataen_AU
dc.subjectTsunamisen_AU
dc.subjectDeathen_AU
dc.subjectShoresen_AU
dc.subjectSea levelen_AU
dc.titleThe Australian Tsunami Database - a reviewen_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
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