Composition of bacterial communities in deep-sea sediments from the South China Sea, the Andaman Sea and the Indian Ocean

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (29) ◽  
Author(s):  
Houbo Wu
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
Bacterial Communities ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
Andaman Sea ◽  
China Sea ◽  
Deep Sea Sediments ◽  
The Indian Ocean

TSUNAMI HAZARD AND CASUALTY ESTIMATION IN A COASTAL AREA THAT NEIGHBORS THE INDIAN OCEAN AND SOUTH CHINA SEA

2012 ◽  
Vol 06 (02) ◽  
pp. 1250010 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANAWAT SUPPASRI ◽  
FUMIHIKO IMAMURA ◽  
SHUNICHI KOSHIMURA
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
The South ◽  
Worst Case ◽  
China Sea ◽  
Coastal Population ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
Hazard Level

In the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea, many hundreds of thousands of lives have been lost due to tsunami events, and almost half of the lives lost occurred following the 2004 Indian Ocean event. Potential tsunami case scenarios have been simulated in these regions by a number of researchers to calculate the hazard level. The hazard level is based on a variety of conditions, such as the tsunami height, the inundation area, and the arrival time. However, the current assessments of the hazard levels do not focus on the tsunami risk to a coastal population. This study proposes a new method to quantify the risk to the coastal population in the region that includes the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea. The method is simple and combines the use of readily available tsunami data, far-field tsunami simulation models to determine the regional risk and global population data. An earthquake-generated tsunami was simulated, following an earthquake that had a magnitude larger than 8.5 Mw and occurred along a potential subduction zone. The 2004 Indian Ocean event seemed to be a "worst case scenario"; however, it has been estimated that a potential tsunami, occurring in a coastal region with a high population density, could cause significantly greater casualties.

The Maritime Routes Between China and the Indian Ocean During the Second to Ninth Centuriesc.e.

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
STEPHEN G. HAW
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
South China Sea ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
East Asia ◽  
South China ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
Complex Task ◽  
Malay Peninsula ◽  
China Sea ◽  
The Indian Ocean

AbstractThe interpretation of history is often a complex task. All too often, sources are misinterpreted because of historians’ preconceptions. This article takes issue with one such misinterpretation, the anachronistic view that the Strait of Melaka has been the principal sea route connecting the Indian Ocean with the South China Sea throughout most of recorded history. Beginning at a period when an overland journey across the Malay Peninsula was an essential link in the routes connecting South, Southeast and East Asia, it is suggested that the first entirely maritime itinerary to be used regularly passed through the Sunda Strait. Changes in itineraries affected the fortunes of the states of Southeast Asia, particularly of Funan and Srivijaya.

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