Maritime natural hazards in the Indian Ocean region.

Includes bibliographical references

Opening address -- Indian Ocean regional cooperation / Kenneth McPherson -- Introductory session -- Maritime hazards in the Indian Ocean region: overview / E. A. Bryant and W. S. G. Batement -- Disaster management, hazards research and international cooperation / Phil Stenchion -- Weather hazards -- Storm surge in the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea / S. K. Dube, A. C. Rao, P. C. Sinha and T. S. Murty -- Cyclones in the South-West Indian Ocean region / R. Vaghjee -- Shipping issues -- Maritime safety and SAR in the Indian Ocean region: an Australian perspective / Rowena Lomasney -- SAR coordination in the Indian Ocean region / Captain T. Fossum -- Climate change and sea level rise -- Vulnerability of Indian Ocean atolls to sea-level rise / C. D. Woodroffe -- Weather forecasting and prediction -- Weather prediction in the Indian Ocean Basin / Gary Foley -- Tsunami warning -- Tsunami observations in Western Australia / P. J. Gregson and L. A. Van Reeken -- Modelling of tsunamis on the North West Coast of Australia / W. M. Mitchell -- Education and training technology transfer -- Commercial aspects of Indian Ocean cooperation / Rob Meecham -- Disaster management: an Indian perspective / Vice-Admiral Mihir Roy -- Offshore installations -- The vulnerability of offshore installations to severe environmental conditions and long-wave phenomena / J. B. Hinwood