The 27 February 2010 Maule, Chile tsunami: initial height and propagation from uniform and non-uniform fault slip models

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Ulutaş E.

INDIAN JOURNAL OF GEO-MARINE SCIENCES, vol.46, pp.2273-2285, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 46
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Journal Name: INDIAN JOURNAL OF GEO-MARINE SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.2273-2285
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The 27 February 2010 Maule (Chile) tsunami was numerically modeled using the SWAN (Simulating WAves Near-Shore) code which solves the non-linear long wave equations of fluid flow by a finite difference algorithm. The computational area is divided into two computational domains with a grid of 2 arc min and 0.5 arc min. Bathymetry data for the domains are interpolated from the General Bathymetry Chart of the Ocean (GEBCO) 30 arc-seconds grid data. Results from uniform and non-uniform slip models are compared with available tide gauges and Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunami (DART) buoy records.