Development of MOST for Real-Time Tsunami Forecasting
Publication: Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 142, Issue 6
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.
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Acknowledgments
This paper was partially supported by the project ASTARTE (Assessment, STrategy And Risk Reduction for Tsunamis in Europe) Grant 603839, 7th FP (ENV.2013.6.4-3 ENV.2013.6.4-3) to the Technical University of Crete (TUC), and the Middle East Technical University (METU). C.S. also acknowledges the U.S. National Science Foundation Award CMMI-1538624. This study was partially funded by the NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) Contribution 4383. The authors acknowledge the invaluable help of numerous USC and TUC Ph.D. students and NOAA personnel, whose specific contributions are cited in the text.
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