National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.  The Tsunami Story.  Retrieved September 21, 2005 
from the World Wide Web: http://www.tsunami.noaa.gov/tsunami_story.html

This site was useful in showing the physics behind a Tsunami wave.  It shows how the wave 
is generated, and how the seafloor affects the development of the wave.




The World Factbook.  Micronesia, Federated States of.  August, 2005.    
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/fm.html
	
This site was extremely useful in providing data about Micronesia in general.  It supplies 
all types of data, ranging from population and migration rate, to environmental issues.




United Nations Environment Programme.  After The Tsunami: Rapid Environmental Assessment.  
http://web.mit.edu/12.000/www/m2009/untsunamireport.pdf
	
This article gave a great deal of information concerning the recent tsunami in December of 2004. 
It gave information regarding energy, temporary housing, and even environmental framework laws.  




The Earth Institute at Columbia University and Sri Lanka Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology 
Network.  Scientific Background on the Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami.  December, 2004.
	
This source gives information regarding all aspects of past tsunamis.  This includes 
evaluation the warning system and other possible forecast methods.
 



Dudley, Walter C., & Lee, Min (1998).  Tsunami!.  Honolulu: University of Hawaii press.
	
This source was describes tsunamis, and their history.   It ranges from early warning systems to recent 
tsunamis around the world.




Keller, Edward A., & Blodgett, Robert H. (2006).  Natural Hazards: Earth’s Processes as Hazards, 
Disasters, and Catastrophes.  Upper Saddle River, NJ.  Pearson Education, Inc.
	
This book covers a broad range of natural disasters, and the impact that they have.




RecoverLanka: Post-Tsunami, Relief, Rehabilitation, Reconstruction, Resources.  Retrieved September 20 
from the World Wide Web.  http://www.recoverlanka.net/background/overview.html
	
This site provided valuable information on disaster risk management.  It gave a broad overview 
of tsunami data that can be evaluated and compared for a future event.




Adams, William Mansfield (1969).  Tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean.  Honolulu: East-West Center Press.

This source provided a great deal of data concerning the causes of tsunamis.  Using this data 
it shows how the tsunami is affected, and possible be predicted.  It also uses mathematics to 
describe the nature of the waves.




Hebenstreit, Gerald T. (2001).  Tsunami Research at the End of a Critical Decade.  Netherlands: Kluwer 
Academic Publishers.
	
This source is valuable in providing information on the history of tsunamis.  It also provides 
information concerning the post-tsunami rescue attempts.




United Nations Development Programme (2004).  Reducing Disaster Risk: A Challenge For Development.  
USA: John Swift Print Co.
	
This book provides information regarding modeling risk for natural disasters, and applying it to
lessen the effects of the disaster.




Saxov, Svend & Nieuwenhuis, J. K. (1982).  Marine Slides and Other Mass Movements.  New York: Plenum Press.
	
This source provides an overview of the mechanics of marine slides and other causes of tsunamis.  




Nakata, Minoru (1995).  Pacific Deep Circulation in World Ocean Circulation Model.
Center for Climate System Research.
	
This study analyzes the efficiency of the ocean general circulation model by experimentation.




Government of Indonesia (2005).  Master plan for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the regions and 
communities of the province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and the islands of Nias, province of North 
Sumatra.  http://www.reliefweb.int/library/documents/2005/govtidn-idn-12apr-main.pdf
	
This source gave an example of a relief effort that happened within the past year, so it will be 
very valuable to apply to our project.




United Nations Office of the Humanitarian Coordinator for Indonesia (2005).  Indonesia: Situation Report 
15 August 2005. http://www.reliefweb.int/library/documents/2005/ocha-idn-15aug.pdf
	
This article revealed problems with relief efforts that could be analyzed and hopefully prevented 
in a future tsunami.