RECENT TSUNAMIS OBSERVED BY GPS BUOYS OFF THE PACIFIC COAST OF JAPAN
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Keywords

GPS buoy
2010 Chilean tsunami
2011 Tohoku tsunami
wave crest
shallow-water transformation

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Kawai, H., Satoh, M., Kawaguchi, K., & Seki, K. (2012). RECENT TSUNAMIS OBSERVED BY GPS BUOYS OFF THE PACIFIC COAST OF JAPAN. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1(33), currents.1. https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v33.currents.1

Abstract

This paper describes the overview of the 2010 Chilean and 2011 Tohoku Foreshock and Main Shock Tsunami profiles, which were acquired by GPS-mounted buoys at a spot of 100-400 m in water depth off the Pacific coast of Japan. In the case of the first crest on the 2011 Tohoku Main Shock Tsunami profile acquired off Kamaishi Port, the water level rose relatively slowly and quickly at the primary and subsequent parts, respectively, and consequently exceeded 6 m.
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