ESTIMATION OF EXPECTED MAXIMUM WATER LEVEL DUE TO TIDE AND TSUNAMI INTERACTION ALONG THE COASTAL BELTS OF PENANG ISLAND IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA

In this paper, an estimate of the expected maximum water levels associated with tide and tsunami interaction is computed along the coastal belts of Penang Island in Peninsular Malaysia. For this purpose, a nonlinear Polar coordinate shallow water model of the Indonesian tsunami of 2004 by Roy et al....

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Main Authors: Ahmad Izani Md. Ismail, Md. Fazlul Karim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tsunami Society International 2010-01-01
Series:Science of Tsunami Hazards
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Online Access:http://tsunamisociety.org/293KarimIsmail.pdf