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Simulation of tsunami generation, propagation and coastal inundation in the Eastern Mediterranean
CIRI – EC, Fluid Dynamics Unit, University of Bologna, Via del Lazzaretto 15/5, Bologna 40131, Italy
Th. V. Karambas
Department of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
R. Archetti
Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, University of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 2, Bologna 40136, Italy
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An advanced tsunami generation, propagation and coastal inundation model is applied to simulate representative earthquake-induced tsunami scenarios in the Eastern Mediterranean. Two areas of interest were selected after evaluating tsunamigenic zones and possible sources in the region: one at the SE of Crete (Greece) and one at the E of Sicily (Italy). Results are indicative of the model’s capabilities, as well of how areas in the Eastern Mediterranean would be affected by eventual larger events.
An advanced tsunami generation, propagation and coastal inundation model is applied to simulate...
