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1 Levy, J. K.; Gopalakrishnan, C. 2005. Promoting disaster-resilient communities: The great Sumatra-Andaman earthquake of 26 December 2004 and the resulting Indian Ocean Tsunami. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 21(4):543-559.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H038072)
2 Souter, D.; Linden, O. (Eds.) 2005. Coral reef degradation in the Indian Ocean: Status report 2005. Kalmar, Sweden: University of Kalmar. Department of Biology & Environmental Sciences. CORDIO. 285p.
Coral reefs ; Natural disasters ; Fisheries ; Monitoring / Africa / South Africa / Yemen / Kenya / Tanzania / Seychelles / Mozambique / Asia / India / Sri Lanka / Maldives / Trincomalee / Batticaloa / Passikuda / Indian Ocean / Mannar / Bandaramulla Reef / Gulf of Mannar
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 578.7789 G000 SOU Record No: H031235)
3 Wagener, T.; Franks, S.; Gupta, H. V.; Bogh, E.; Bastidas, L.; Nobre, C.; de Oliverira Galvao, C. (Eds.) 2005. Regional hydrological impacts of climatic change: impact assessment and decision making. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Regional Hydrological Impacts of Climate Variability and Change with an Emphasis on Less Developed Countries (S6) held during the 7th Scientific Assembly of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS), Foz do Iguaco, Brazil, 3-9 April 2005. Part 1. Wallingford, UK: International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS). 356p. (IAHS Publication 295)
Climate change ; Hydrological factors ; Impact assessment ; Decision making ; Agricultural development ; River basins ; Water resources ; Water management ; Coastal area ; Stream flow ; Catchment areas ; Semiarid climate ; Lakes ; Population growth ; Air pollution ; Land cover change ; Hydroelectric schemes ; Flooding ; Evapotranspiration ; Watersheds ; GIS ; Arid zones ; Semiarid zones ; Sea water ; Water temperature ; Alluvial aquifers ; Models ; Satellite observation ; Forecasting ; Afforestation ; El Nino-Southern Oscillation ; Case studies / South America / North America / Europe / Africa / Asia / Brazil / Argentina / USA / Greece / Balkan Peninsula / West Africa / Benin / Cameroon / Lebanon / Nepal / Pakistan / India / China / Western Australia / Northeast Brazil / Trinidad / Vietnam / Eastern Australia / La Plata Basin / Taquari River Basin / Patagonia / Aliakmon River Basin / Black Sea / Volta Basin / Logone-Chari Plain / Himalayan Basin / Upper Indus Basin / Ganga Basin / Damodar River Basin / Yellow River Basin / Susannah Brook / Nordeste / St. Joseph Watershed / Himalayas / Red River Basin / Indian Ocean
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 577.22 G000 WAG Record No: H046622)
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4 Jacquet, P.; Pachauri, R. K.; Tubiana, L.; Jozan, R.; Rochette, J.; Sundar, S. (Eds.) 2011. Oceans: the new frontier. New Delhi, India: TERI Press. 237p. (A Planet for Life)
Oceans ; Marine environment ; Sustainable development ; Ecosystems ; Environmental protection ; Biodiversity conservation ; Renewable energy ; Economic aspects ; Shipping ; Aquaculture ; Fishery management ; Aquatic mammals ; Whales ; Biotechnology ; International agreements ; Legal aspects ; International law ; Policy ; Governance ; Climate change ; Environmental effects ; Sea pollution ; Iron fertilizers / European Union / West Africa / Senegal / Indian Ocean / Arctic Ocean / Pacific Ocean
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.9164 G000 JAC Record No: H046947)
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5 Chinnasamy, Pennan; Sunde, M. G. 2016. Improving spatiotemporal groundwater estimates after natural disasters using remotely sensed data: a case study of the Indian Ocean Tsunami. Earth Science Informatics, 9(1):101-111. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12145-015-0238-y]
Groundwater ; Water levels ; Water storage ; Natural disasters ; Disaster risk management ; Tsunamis ; Rain ; Flooding ; Salt water intrusion ; Remote sensing ; Coastal area ; Soil moisture ; Ecosystems ; Case studies / South Asia / India / Tamil Nadu / Indian Ocean
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047186)
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The Indian Ocean Tsunami of December 26, 2004 devastated coastal ecosystems across South Asia. Along the coastal regions of South India, increased groundwater levels (GWL), largely caused by saltwater intrusion, infiltration from inundated land, and disturbance of freshwater lenses, were reported. Many agencies allocated funding for restoration and rehabilitation projects. However, to streamline funding allocation efforts, district-level groundwater inundation/recession data would have been a useful tool for planners. Thus, to ensure better preparedness for future disaster relief operations, it is crucial to quantify pre- and post-tsunami groundwater levels across coastal districts in India. Since regional scale GWL field observations are not often available, this study instead used space gravimetry data from NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE), along with soil moisture data from the Global Land Data Assimilation Systems (GLDAS), to quantify GWL fluctuations caused by the tsunami. A time-series analysis of equivalent groundwater thickness was developed for February 2004–December 2005 and the results indicated a net increase of 274 % in GWLs along coastal regions in Tamil Nadu following the tsunami. The net recharge volume of groundwater due to the tsunami was 16.8 km3, just 15 % lower than the total annual groundwater recharge (19.8 km3) for the state of Tamil Nadu. Additionally, GWLs returned to average within 3 months following the tsunami. The analysis demonstrated the utility of remotely sensed data in predicting and assessing the impacts of natural disasters.
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