One-Dimensional Study on Propagation of Tsunami Wave in River Channels
Publication: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 136, Issue 2
Abstract
A study of one-dimensional tsunami propagation up river channels is presented. Laboratory experiments were conducted to examine the wave propagation characteristics and provide data for validating a numerical model. The validated numerical model, employing a Boussinesq-type equation was applied to the Tokachi-oki Earthquake tsunami which occurred on September 2003 in Hokkaido, Japan. The computational results of arrival time and water level at each wave gauge agree well with the observed data.
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Acknowledgments
The writer thank the Hokkaido Development Agency of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport, its Obihiro Development and Construction Department and Foundation of Hokkaido River Disaster Prevention Research Center for supporting this study and providing valuable reference materials, including water level records and river channel morphology data.
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Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 136 • Issue 2 • February 2010
Pages: 93 - 105
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Received: Apr 3, 2007
Accepted: Jul 31, 2009
Published online: Aug 3, 2009
Published in print: Feb 2010
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