Project 2101: Paleoseismic investigations to identify the source, magnitude and recurrence-interval of tsunamis on the global scale

Primary Lead: Dr Frango C. Johnson, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kalyanpur, India

Co-Leads:
Dr Beverly Goodman Tchernov, University of Haifa, Leon Charney School of Marine Sciences
Dr Raphael Paris, Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans, Aubiere, France
Dr Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Active Fault and Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Research Centre, Pukong National University, Korea
Dr Anandasabari Karthikeyan, National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai, India
Dr Shreya Arora, Bates College, USA
Dr Gulum Rasool Bhat, Govt Degree College Ramnagar, India
Dr Asmita Mohanty, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India

Aims:

1. Develop a strong team working in paleotsunami research by networking (seminars and workshops) and develop a strong collaboration among Early Career Researchers (ECRs) and leading experts in this field.

2. Develop an online data repository for tsunami, storm and other coastal sedimentary deposits and their study involving AI & ML for innovations.

3. Develop meaningful projects to cataloguing tsunamis concerning their source, magnitude reoccurrence intervals and high-resolution tsunami modelling for the coastlines which do not have such records.

Tsunamis are the most devastating natural hazards on earth because of their high energy, less response time, unpredictable nature and the capability to cause mass distractions across the globe. The socio-economic and environmental collapse caused by the tsunami is sometimes irreversible! 2011 Tohoku earthquake associated tsunami and Fukushima reactor failure is an example of that. 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and its death toll of ~1.8 lakh people are an unforgettable memory. Recent research suggests many more such past events occurred across the globe. However, the information on such tsunamis (source, magnitude and recurrence-intervals etc.) is incomplete for many areas on mother earth. High-resolution tsunami modelling based on this information is also not done for many coastlines. Therefore, addressing this question is having international importance in character.

To eliminate shortcomings in our understanding of tsunamis, we need to change our perspective by employing advanced technologies on a global scale. For that, we need to find all data sets across the globe and classify them in a user-friendly manner for technological integration. This multi-year project is the first step towards that aim; therefore, we develop networking among early career researchers (ECR) and experts working in the tsunami, collaborate with experts, data collection, and scientific exchange. Long term goal of the project is to develop various projects internationally. Therefore, our project will be a geological, archaeological and historical blend with technological support to solve the tsunami problem. Hence this project enhances our knowledge of tsunamis and creates awareness of their impacts among people.

The first outcome of this project is team creation & networking among ECR and experts focused on tsunami research. Secondly, this project develops an online platform helpful for scientific communities and engineers to visualize tsunami hazards. Finally, this networking develops various meaningful projects at the international level, which help tsunami hazard assessment for highly populated coastlines of our mother earth. It also boosts initiatives of the government and private firms working on disaster-resilient infrastructure development across the globe.

Kick-off meeting: NamiLinks 1.0 - A virtual workshop on tsunamis

Guest speakers include Dr Pedro Costa, Prof. Maria-Theresa Ramirez-Herrera, Dr Brian Atwater, Dr Isobel Hong, Prof. Michaela Spiske, Prof. James Goff, Dr Tina Dura, Prof. Anja Scheffers

Thursday 9th and Friday 10th December 2021 on Zoom

9:30 AM - 11:30 EST/EDT

19:00 - 21: 00 IST  

Project Website:
https://inquanami.wixsite.com/namilink3

Details about kick off meeting:  https://inquanami.wixsite.com/namilink3/activity

Registration Link:
https://forms.gle/U5p9z8RssnJXtxSn7

Contact:
Please email the Coastal and Marine Processes Commission ([email protected]) if you would like to be put in touch with the leaders of this project