Tsunami Emergency Planning Handbook for Australia, Published 2018

The Tsunami Emergency Planning in Australia Handbook is an authoritative resource published on 5 November 2018 by the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience and the Australian Tsunami Advisory Group. It outlines tsunami causes, characteristics, and planning considerations for coastal and maritime communities, replacing a 2010 predecessor manual. The document represents the most up-to-date national view of tsunami hazard modelling guidelines as of 2018.

Use Cases

• Developing emergency response plans based on the 'Marine Threat' and 'Land Inundation Threat' categories outlined in the handbook.
• Educating maritime communities, including fishers and tourism operators, on tsunami warning system processes described in the document.
• Informing risk communication strategies by separating tsunami facts from fiction as highlighted in the resource.
• Supporting infrastructure planning for coastal areas using the national tsunami hazard modelling guidelines referenced in the description.

Strengths

• Published by authoritative national bodies (AIDR and ATAG) on a specific date: 5 November 2018.
• Replaces a 2010 predecessor, indicating an updated review of national guidance.
• Based on research modelling tsunami risk, including scenarios up to one-in-5000-year disasters as mentioned in the description.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is a PDF document, which may limit computational analysis without text extraction.

Provenance

Source

Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (AIDR) and Australian Tsunami Advisory Group (ATAG), via Geoscience Australia Data.

Collection Method

Partnership between policymakers, scientists, and emergency services practitioners to revise national guidance.

Time Range

Handbook published in 2018, referencing research from 2017 and historical/prehistorical records.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 08:56:26.293672; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia, with focus on coastal areas and tectonic plate boundaries to the north and east.