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Bathymetric and topographic grid intended for simulations of the 1945 Makran tsunami in Karachi Harbour

September 16, 2022

This digital elevation model provides a tool for calibrating tsunami risk to observations of the 1945 Makran tsunami in Karachi Harbour. The DEM bathymetry is derived from soundings made mainly during the first eight years after the tsunami. Although deficient in portraying intertidal backwaters and upland topography, the DEM accurately depicts the sheltered setting of one of the two tide gauges that recorded the 1945 tsunami.

Publication Year 2022
Title Bathymetric and topographic grid intended for simulations of the 1945 Makran tsunami in Karachi Harbour
DOI 10.5066/P9NHQW8M
Authors Haider Hasan, Brian F Atwater, Shoaib Ahmed
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog
USGS Organization Earthquake Hazards Program