Development of MOST for Real-Time Tsunami Forecasting

Titov V., KANOĞLU U., Synolakis C.

JOURNAL OF WATERWAY PORT COASTAL AND OCEAN ENGINEERING, vol.142, no.6, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 142 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1061/(asce)ww.1943-5460.0000357
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF WATERWAY PORT COASTAL AND OCEAN ENGINEERING
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: Tsunami, Long wave, Tsunami numerical model, Method of splitting tsunami (MOST), Community modeling interface for tsunamis (ComMIT), Forecasting, Early warning, NEW-GUINEA TSUNAMI, RUN-UP, FIELD SURVEY, SOLITARY WAVES, CIRCULAR ISLAND, OKI TSUNAMI, FAR-FIELD, AUGUST 27, EARTHQUAKE, MODELS
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The development, testing, and implementation of a real-time tsunami forecast model, the method of splitting tsunami (MOST), is described. MOST is now used as an operational forecast model for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Tsunami Warning System, and as a tsunami hazard assessment tool in the United States and in many countries around the world. Every step in the development of MOST marked new scientific challenges, improvements of technological and computational capabilities, and new demands of the engineering and hazard mitigation communities for applied and benchmark modeling tools for tsunami hazard assessment.