Experience of the Indian Ocean Tsunami on the Sri Lankan coast

1. Introduction

2. Understanding the Tsunami Wave

3. Generation of Tsunamis and the Initial Tsunami

4. Deep-Water Propagation

5. Interaction with the Continental Shelf

6. Near-Shore Transformations

7. Field Investigations

8. Monitoring the Tsunami Wave

9. Modeling of Tsunami Waves

10. Planning Countermeasures

Acknowledgements