NH13A:
Advances in Tsunami Hazard Mitigation and Response III Posters

Session ID#: 4987

Monday, 15 December 2014: 1:40 PM-6:00 PM
Poster Hall (Moscone_South)
Chairs:  Paul Whitmore, NOAA Anchorage, Anchorage, AK, United States and Rick I Wilson, California Geological Survey Sacramento, Department of Conservation, Sacramento, CA, United States
Primary Convener:  Paul Whitmore, Alaska Tsunami Warning Ctr, Palmer, AK, United States
Co-conveners:  Rick I Wilson, California Geological Survey, Sacramento, CA, United States, Kevin Miller, California Office of Emergency Services, Sacramento, CA, United States and Aimee M Devaris, NOAA Anchorage, Anchorage, AK, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Paul Whitmore, NOAA Anchorage, Anchorage, AK, United States
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • S - Seismology
Index Terms:

4304 Oceanic [NATURAL HAZARDS]
4339 Disaster mitigation [NATURAL HAZARDS]
4342 Emergency management [NATURAL HAZARDS]
4564 Tsunamis and storm surges [OCEANOGRAPHY: PHYSICAL]
Virtual Option?: No

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

 
Empirical Fragility Analysis of Buildings and Boats Damaged By the 2011 Great East Japan Tsunami and Their Practical Application (5609)
Anawat Suppasri1, Ingrid Charvet2,3, Natt Leelawat4, Yo Fukutani5,6, Abdul Muhari6, Tsuyoshi Futami7 and Fumihiko Imamura6, (1)Tohoku University, International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Sendai, Japan, (2)Earthquake and People Interaction Centre, University College London, London, United Kingdom, (3)Risk Management Solutions, London, United Kingdom, (4)Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, (5)Tokio Marine & Nichido Risk Consulting Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, (6)International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, (7)Willis Re Japan K.K., Tokyo, Japan
 
Tsunami Simulator Integrating the Smoothed-Particle Hydrodynamics Method and the Nonlinear Shallow Water Wave Model with High Performance Computer (11885)
Tamon Suwa1, Fumihiko Imamura2, Daisuke Sugawara3, Keita Ogasawara1, Masahiro Watanabe1 and Takao Hirahara1, (1)FUJITSU Limited, Kawasaki, Japan, (2)Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, (3)Tohoku University, International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Sendai, Japan
 
Real-time Tsunami Inundation Prediction Using High Performance Computers (14404)
Yusuke Oishi, Fujitsu Laboratories LTD., Kawasaki, Japan, Fumihiko Imamura, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan and Daisuke Sugawara, Tohoku University, International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Sendai, Japan
 
Development of Parallel Code for the Alaska Tsunami Forecast Model (22858)
Bohyun Bahng1, William R Knight1 and Paul Whitmore2, (1)NOAA / NWS / National Tsunami Warning Center, Palmer, AK, United States, (2)NOAA Anchorage, Anchorage, AK, United States
 
Numerical Modeling of Six Historical Transoceanic Tsunami Events Using a Robust Finite Volume Method on GPUs (26968)
Rozita Jalali Farahani1, Shuangcai Li1, Fahad Mohammed2, Sarah Astill3, Chesley R Williams2, Renee Lee2, Paul S Wilson3 and B Srinvias3, (1)Risk Management Solutions, Inc., Model Development, Newark, CA, United States, (2)Risk Management Solutions, Inc., Newark, CA, United States, (3)Risk Management Solutions, London, United Kingdom
 
Inundation Mapping and Hazard Assessment of Tectonic and Landslide Tsunamis in Southeast Alaska (6696)
Elena Suleimani, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute, Fairbanks, AK, United States, Dmitry Nicolsky, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute Permafrost Laboratory, Fairbanks, AK, United States and Rich D Koehler III, State of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK, United States
 
Unrevealing the History of Earthquakes and Tsunamis of the Mexican Subduction Zone (8149)
M. Teresa Ramirez-Herrera1, Maria del Rocio Castillo-Aja2, Selene Cruz2, Néstor Corona3, Violeta Rangel Velarde4 and Marcelo Lagos5, (1)Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Laboratorio de Tsunamis y Paleosismología, Instituto de Geografía, Mexico City, Mexico, (2)Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Posgrado en Geografía, Mexico City, Mexico, (3)El Colegio de Michoacán,, Centro de Estudios en Geografía Humana,, La Piedad, Michoacán, Mexico, (4)UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTONOMA DE MEXICO, Posgrado en Geografía, Morelia, MEXICO, Mexico, (5)Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
 
A rapid estimation of tsunami run-up based on finite fault models (31088)
Jaime A Campos1, Mauricio Antonio Fuentes2, Gavin P Hayes3, Sergio E Barrientos4 and Sebastian Riquelme4, (1)University of Chile, Santiago, Chile, (2)Departamento de Geofísica, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO, United States, (4)University of Chile, National Seismological Center, Santiago, Chile
 
Statistical Emulation, Sensitivity Analysis and Uncertainty Quantification of Tsunami Models: the Example of Tsunamis Generated by Earthquakes at the Cascadia Subduction Zone (18863)
Andria Sarri1, Serge Guillas1, Simon John Day1 and Frederic Dias2, (1)University College London, London, United Kingdom, (2)University College Dublin, Earth Institute, Dublin, Ireland
 
No-source tsunami forecasting for Alaska communities (13570)
Dmitry Nicolsky, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute Permafrost Laboratory, Fairbanks, AK, United States, Elena Tolkova, NorthWest Research Associates Redmond, Redmond, WA, United States and Elena Suleimani, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute, Fairbanks, AK, United States
 
Development of real-time mobile-buoy observation system for tsunami and crustal movement (31684)
Narumi Takahashi1, Yasuhisa Ishihara1, Tatsuya Fukuda2, Jun'ichiro Tahara1, Hiroshi Ochi1, Takami Mori1, Mitsuyasu Deguchi1, Motoyuki Kido3, Yusaku Ohta4, Ryota Hino3, Katsuhiko Mutoh5, Gosei Hashimoto5, Osamu Motohashi5 and Yoshiyuki Kaneda6, (1)JAMSTEC Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Kanagawa, Japan, (2)JAMSTEC Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokohama, Japan, (3)Tohoku University, International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Sendai, Japan, (4)Tohoku University, Research Center for Prediction of Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions, Graduate School of Science, Sendai, Japan, (5)Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency - JAXA, Tsukuba, Japan, (6)Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
 
Pedestrian Evacuation Analysis for Tsunami Hazards (12903)
Jeanne M Jones, USGS, Western Geographic Science Center, Menlo Park, CA, United States, Peter Ng, USGS Western Geographic Science Center, Mountain View, CA, United States and Nathan J Wood, U.S. Geological Survey, Western Geographic Science Center, Portland, OR, United States
 
ASTARTE: Assessment Strategy and Risk Reduction for Tsunamis in Europe (13433)
Maria Ana Baptista, Instituto Port Mar e Atmosfera, Lisbon, Portugal, Ahmet C Yalciner, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, Miquel Canals, Universitat de Barcelona, GRC Geociencies Marines, Barcelona, Spain and ASTARTE TEAM
 
Measuring Possible Tsunami Currents from the April 1, 2014 Mw 8.2 Chile Earthquake in Crescent City, California (10774)
Amanda R Admire1, Gregory B Crawford2 and Lorinda A Dengler1, (1)Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, United States, (2)University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, ON, Canada
 
REASSESSMENT OF TSUNAMI HAZARD IN THE CITY OF IQUIQUE, CHILE, AFTER THE PISAGUA EARTHQUAKE OF APRIL 2014 In the present contribution, we will reassess the tsunami hazard for the North of Chile taking into account the occurrence of the recent events, focusing on the potential tsunami impact that a worse case scenario could produce in the city of Iquique. (22772)
Rodrigo Cienfuegos1,2, Leandro Suarez1,3, Rafael Aránguiz1,4, Gabriel Gonzalez5, Juan F. González1,6, Patricio Andres Catalan1,7, juan Carlos Dominguez1 and Takashi Tomita8, (1)CIGIDEN, Santiago, Chile, (2)Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental, Santiago, Chile, (3)Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, (4)Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Department of Civil Engineering, Concepción, Chile, (5)Organization Not Listed, Washington, DC, United States, (6)Universidad Católica del Norte, Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas, Antofagasta, Chile, (7)Federico Santa María Technical University, Departamento de Obras Civiles, Valparaiso, Chile, (8)Port and Airport Research Institute, Kanagawa, Japan
 
Tsunami Wave Estimation Using GPS-TEC Back Projection (11058)
Takeo Ito, Nagoya University, Earthquake and Volcano Research Center, Nagoya, Japan
 
Significant Tsunami Events (26535)
Paula Kay Dunbar1, Maria Furtney2, Susan J McLean1 and Aaron DePaul Sweeney2, (1)NOAA EGC3 MGG, Boulder, CO, United States, (2)Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Boulder, CO, United States
 
Quantifying 10 years of Improvements in Earthquake and Tsunami Monitoring in the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (20049)
Christa von Hillebrandt-Andrade, National Weather Service NOAA, Caribbean Tsunami Warning Program, Mayaguez, PR, United States, Victor A Huerfano Moreno, Puerto Rico Seismic Network, Dept. Geology - UPRM, Mayaguez, PR, United States, Daniel E McNamara, USGS National Earthquake Information Center Golden, Golden, CO, United States, Jean-Marie Saurel, Université Paris-Cité, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Paris, France and Working Group 1 UNESCO IOC Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (CARIBE EWS)
 
Assessment of the Initial Response from Tsunami Monitoring Services Provided to the Northeastern Caribbean (11075)
Lillian Soto-Cordero and Anne Meltzer, Lehigh University, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Bethlehem, PA, United States
 
Tsunami Preparedness: Building On Past Efforts to Reach More People… California and Beyond! (20172)
Kevin Miller1, Jeri Siegel2, Cynthia L Pridmore3, Mark L Benthien4, Rick I Wilson3, Kate Long1 and Stephanie Ross5, (1)California Office of Emergency Services, Governor's Office, Pasadena, CA, United States, (2)California Office of Emergency Services, Governor's Office, San Luis Obispo, CA, United States, (3)California Geological Survey Sacramento, Department of Conservation, Sacramento, CA, United States, (4)Southern California Earthquake Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States, (5)USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States
 
Annual Live Code Tsunami Warning System tests improve EAS services in Alaska (29689)
Cindi C Preller1, Sam Albanese2, Michael Grueber3, Jeffrey M Osiensky1 and Joel Caldwell Curtis4, (1)National Weather Service Alaska Region ESSD, Anchorage, AK, United States, (2)National Weather Service WFO Anchorage, Anchorage, AK, United States, (3)National Weather Service Alaska Region SIB, Anchorage, AK, United States, (4)National Weather Service WFO Juneau, Juneau, AK, United States
 
Smart Oceans BC: Supporting Coastal and Ocean Natural Hazards Mitigation for British Columbia (27577)
Kate Moran1, Tania Lado Insua1, Benoit Pirenne1, Maia Hoeberechts2,3 and Scott McLean1, (1)Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada, (2)Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada, (3)University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
 
Recent advancements towards the re-establishment of optical telecommunications sites in response to catastrophic tsunami events (19447)
Ruben Soares Luis, Masaki Shiraiwa, Sugang Xu, Yoshinari Awaji and Naoya Wada, NICT National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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