| Session Details | |
| Section | OS - Ocean Sciences |
| Session Title | Tsunami Observations and Simulations: a Multidisciplinary Science |
| Main Convener | Dr. Sébastien Allgeyer (Australian National University, Australia) |
| Co-convener(s) | Prof. Shingo Watada (The University of Tokyo, Japan) Dr. Toshitaka Baba (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Japan) Prof. Phil Cummins (Australian National University, Australia) Prof. Kenji Satake (The University of Tokyo, Japan) |
| Session Description | Recent improvements in tsunami observation platforms, such as the deployment of ocean bottom pressure recorders throughout the oceanic basin, have led to the availability of an unprecedented amount of high-quality data that can be used to study the physics of tsunami generation, propagation and run-up. The increase of observational networks and sensors such as satellite altimeters, sea wave radars, gravimeters, seismometers and magnetometers opens many new ways to record tsunami-induced signals in order to deduce tsunami properties. However, to be able to model these kinds of observation, high-fidelity tsunami simulations are required. In this session we seek contributions from researchers that shed light on our ability to both observe and model such signals. These would include new approaches to sea level measurements and novel ways of using geophysical measurements that yield new insight into tsunami hydrodynamics, as well as modeling efforts that aim to augment the shallow water theory with the physics needed to model tsunamis to the accuracy required by modern observations. |