Fig. 1.

(a) Map showing the tsunami inundation area and the studied sites in southwestern Thailand. The coastline shows the low-tide line. (b) Schematic diagram showing the survey pits at 2005 and 2008 surveys. The 2008 pits (white circle, 3 pits at each site) are located within 3–5 m in radius from the 2005 pit (black diamond). (c–f) Thickness of the tsunami deposits during 2005 and 2008–2009 surveys along transects (c) T1 (= transect B of Goto et al., 2008), (d) T2 (= transect K1 of Fujino et al., 2008), (e) T3 (= transect K2 of Fujino et al., 2008), and (f) T4 (= transect K3 of Fujino et al., 2008).