The 2004 Sumatra tsunami propagated throughout the World Ocean and was clearly recorded by tide gauges on the Atlantic coast of South America. A total of 17 tsunami records were found and subsequently examined for this region. Tsunami wave heights and arrival times are generally consistent with numerical modeling results. Maximum wave heights of more than 1.2 m were observed on the coasts of Ur...

Historical tsunami events have impacted the Istanbul coasts along the Sea of Marmara. Offshore seismic sources may trigger these tsunamis directly or through coseismic underwater failure. The 1999 zmit Bay tsunami led to more comprehensive analyses of these events which are generally caused by underwater failures close to the target coastline. Waves so generated can arrive at nearby coastlines ...

The invention as disclosed is a system for real time detection of tsunami waves. A tsunami is considered a "shallow water wave"; having a large wavelength compared to the ocean depth. A tsunami can have wavelengths ranging from 100 to 500 km, and amplitudes up to 60 cm (i.e., a pressure signal of up to 1 psi). At least one telecommunications grade optical fiber cable fitted with repeaters spann...

[1] The present geological setting west of Svalbard closely parallels the situation off mid-Norway after the last glaciation, when crustal unloading by melting of ice induced very large earthquakes. Today, on the modern Svalbard margin, increasing bottom water temperatures are destabilizing marine gas hydrates, which are held in continental margin sediments consisting of interlayered contourite...

An optimal and integrative tsunami warning system is introduced that takes full advantage of remote sensing and geographical information systems (GIS) in monitoring, forecasting, detection, loss evaluation, and relief management for tsunamis. Using the primary impact zone in Banda Aceh, Indonesia as the pilot area, we conducted three simulations that showed that while the December 26, 2004 Indi...

This research is designed based on the Crunch Model which formulates tsunami disaster risk as the multiplication between the level of hazard and vulnerability. The analysis results show that the most dangerous areas of tsunami are obtained. Based on the analysis results, the allotment of space utilization for buffer zones (coastal and river set back zones) are still not acquired, additionally t...

journal.publications.chestnet.org phase after the 2011 great East Japan earthquake: pneumonia as a signifi cant reason for hospital care . Chest . 2013 ; 143 ( 2 ): 349 356 . 7 . Ebisawa K , Yamada N , Okada S , et al . Combined Legionella and Escherichia coli lung infection after a tsunami disaster . Intern Med . 2011 ; 50 ( 19 ): 2233 2236 . 8 . Inoue Y , Fujino Y , Onodera M , et al . Tsunam...

In 2011, during the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, 90% of victims died from drowning. We report on two tsunami survivors with severe pneumonia potentially caused by Legionella pneumophila. Both victims aspirated a large quantity of contaminated water; sand, mud and a variety of microbes were thought to have entered into their lower respiratory tracts. One patient had a mycotic intracr...

Humans have recognized for several millennia that the complexity of their lives is a function of time. When we reminisce about the “good old days,” we refer the simplicity and tranquility. When we look forward we have always do so with trepidation. 9/11, cyber-terrorism, and the December, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami are all reminders that our fears are not without warrant. In this paper we’ll loo...

A series of experiments has been carried out at the Tsunami Wave Basin (TWB) at Oregon State University (OSU) to determine the effect of tsunami bores on coastal and nearshore structures, especially buildings and bridges. The TWB is equipped with a piston-type wavemaker capable of generating clean solitary waves. The facility was used to model tsunami bores breaking over coastal reefs and their...