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Observations of Tsunami Impact on the Coast of Kerala, India

N. P. Kurian Centre for Earth Science Studies, Trivandrum, India
,
T. N. Prakash Centre for Earth Science Studies, Trivandrum, India
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M. Baba Centre for Earth Science Studies, Trivandrum, India
&
N. Nirupama Atkinson Administrative Studies, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pages 135-145 | Received 10 Feb 2006, Accepted 09 Apr 2006, Published online: 16 Aug 2006

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