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Effectiveness of N-waves for predicting morphological changes due to tsunamis
(Elsevier, 2018)
The research on morphological changes caused by tsunamis has increased considerably in the last few
years, yet the processes behind this phenomenon are still not fully understood. This paper analyzes
and compares numerical ...
Progress in Preparing a Draft 10-Year Research, Development, and Implementation Plan for Ocean Decade Tsunami Programme (2021-2030)
(2022-10-25)
In December 2017, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the 'United Nations Decade of Ocean
Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030)' resolution. It aims to significantly advance several
research and technology ...
A first estimation of Tsunami Hazard of the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica from Local and Distant Seismogenic Sources
(IV Assembly of the Latin American and Caribbean Seismological Commission, LACSC 2022, 2022-10-04)
Costa Rica has experienced 41 tsunamis since 1746, 36 of them at the Pacific coast and only 5 at the Caribbean coast. However, the oldest record belongs to the Caribbean coast, as well as the only tsunami that has caused ...
Advances in tsunami preparedness at the beginning of the Ocean Decade: the Costa Rica case
(Instituto Oceanográfico da Universidade de São Paulo, 2022-04-04)
Following the 2004 Indian Ocean and the 2011 Tohoku earthquakes and tsunamis, there has been steady progress in tsunami science and preparedness worldwide. Currently, there are four Tsunami Warning and Mitigation Systems ...