Shunichi Koshimura
Tsunami Research Program,
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, NOAA
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Numerical modeling of tsunami
Numerical modeling of tsunami was performed by using TUNAMI code, provided by DCRC, Tohoku University. Bathymetry data used in this model is "Sandwell-Smith sea floor topography". Grid size is 2min. Seismic deformation modeling is based on the theory of Okada (1985).
[Earthquake mechanisms]
Model : HVD 1 (Based on Harvard CMT Solutions)
- Origin (Epicenter) = (17.41 S, 72.49 W)
- (Strike, Dip, Slip) = (152, 42, 108)
- (L,W) = (160 km, 46 km) *Estimated from empirical relationships between Mw and L/W [Wells and Coppersmith, 1994]
- Dislocation = 5.4 m
- Depth = 34.6 km (Originaly estimated 50.4 km as the depth of hypocenter)
Model : HVD 2(Based on Harvard CMT Solutions)
- Origin (Epicenter) = (17.41 S, 72.49 W)
- (Strike, Dip, Slip) = (308, 51, 74)
- (L,W) = (160 km, 46 km) *Estimated from empirical relationships between Mw and L/W [Wells and Coppersmith, 1994]
- Dislocation = 5.4 m
- Depth = 32.1 km (Originaly estimated 50.4 km as the depth of hypocenter)
Model : USGS 1 (Based on USGS Moment Tensor Solutions)
- Origin (Epicenter) = (16.14 S, 73.31 W)
- (Strike, Dip, Slip) = (284, 7, 45)
- (L,W) = (180 km, 52 km) *Estimated from empirical relationships between Mw and L/W [Wells and Coppersmith, 1994]
- Dislocation = 6.4 m
- Depth =5.8 km (Originaly estimated 9 km as the depth of hypocenter)
Model : USGS 2 (Based on USGS Moment Tensor Solutions)
- Origin (Epicenter) = (16.14 S, 73.31 W)
- (Strike, Dip, Slip) = (149, 85, 95)
- (L,W) = (180 km, 52 km) *Estimated from empirical relationships between Mw and L/W [Wells and Coppersmith, 1994]
- Dislocation = 6.4 m
- Depth =3.0 km (Originaly estimated 9 km as the depth of hypocenter)
[Seismic deformation modeling]
[Computed tsunami waveforms]
Note : Each model output is the offshore water level, at which the water depth is approximately 50 m.
See this map for points of modeling output.
[Maximum tsunami height]
[Tsunami movies]
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