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\title{Benchmarking Tsunami Models using the December 2004 Indian
  Ocean Tsunami and its Impact at Patong City, Thailand}
\titlerunning{A tsunami model benchmark}

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\author{J.~D. Jakeman \and O. Nielsen \and K. Van Putten 
\and R. Mleczko \and D. Burbidge \and N. Horspool}
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\institute{J.~D. Jakeman \at 
        The Australian National University, Canberra, \textsc{Australia}\
        \email{john.jakeman@anu.edu.au}
        \and
        O. Nielsen \and K. Van Putten \and R. Mleczko 
        \and D. Burbidge \and N. Horspool \at 
        Geoscience Australia, Canberra, \textsc{Australia}
}


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\begin{abstract}
This paper proposes a new benchmark for tsunami model validation. 
The benchmark is based upon the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami,
which affords a uniquely large amount of observational data for 
events of this kind. The proposed benchmark is intended to aid 
validation of tsunami inundation modelling, which is the most important stage 
of tsunami evolution. However, individual tests are presented to 
facilitate model evaluation for the generation and propagation 
phases as well. Specifically, we use geodetic
measurements of the Sumatra--Andaman earthquake to validate the
tsunami source, altimetry data from the \textsc{jason} satellite to
test open ocean propagation, eye-witness accounts to assess near shore
propagation and a detailed inundation survey of Patong city, Thailand
to compare model and observed inundation. Furthermore we utilise this
benchmark to further validate the modelling methodology
 used by Geoscience Australia to simulate the tsunami
inundation. Important buildings and other structures were incorporated
into the underlying computational mesh and are shown to have a large
influence on inundation extent. 

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\keywords{Tsunami \and modelling \and validation and verification \and benchmark}
\end{abstract}

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