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Geowave Validation with Case Studies: Accurate Geology Reproduces Observations

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Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences

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Abstract

Boussinesq wave models have been introduced in tsunami science with considerable success. Methodical simulations of case studies provide a critical form of validation for these models. In current simulation techniques, developed since the 1998 Papua New Guinea event, carefully derived tsunami sources are input into a fourth order Boussinesq water wave simulation code (Geowave) capable of capturing wave dissipation, wave breaking, wave dispersion, and nonlinear wave activity. When the tsunami source is known, almost all tsunami observations can be captured with a single, direct Boussinesq simulation. Here, we summarize case studies for the following events: 125 k BP, Alika 2, Hawaii, US, 1908 Messina Strait, Italy, 1946 Unimak, Alaska, US, 1998 Sissano, Papua New Guinea, among other tsunami events.

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D. Tappin publishes with the permission of the Executive Director, British Geological Survey, NERC, United Kingdom.

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  1. Applied Fluids Engineering, Inc, 6216 E. Pacific Coast Highway, #237, Long Beach, CA, 90803, USA

    Philip Watts

  2. British Geological Survey, Kingsley Dunham Centre, Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5GG, UK

    David R. Tappin

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  1. , Department of Earth Resources Engineerin, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo, Kyoto, 615-8540, Japan

    Yasuhiro Yamada

  2. Fukada Geological Institute, 2-13-12 Honkomagome, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 113-0021, Japan

    Kiichiro Kawamura

  3. Geological Survey of Japan, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8567, Japan

    Ken Ikehara

  4. University of Tsukuba, Yokodai 1-127-2-C-740, Tsukubamirai, 300-2358, Japan

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  5. Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC), Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 37-49, Barcelona, 08003, Spain

    Roger Urgeles

  6. Natural Resources Canada, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Geological Survey of Canada, Challenge Dr. 1, Dartmouth, B2Y 4A2, Canada

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  7. Woods Hole Science Center, United States Geological Survey, Woods Hole Road 384, Woods Hole, 02543, Massachusetts, USA

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Watts, P., Tappin, D.R. (2012). Geowave Validation with Case Studies: Accurate Geology Reproduces Observations. In: Yamada, Y., et al. Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences. Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, vol 31. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2162-3_46

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