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- Title
High resolution tsunami modelling for the evaluation of potential risk areas in Setúbal (Portugal).
- Authors
Ribeiro, J.; Silva, A.; Leitão, P.
- Abstract
The use of high resolution hydrodynamic modelling to simulate the potential effects of tsunami events can provide relevant information about the most probable inundation areas. Moreover, the consideration of complementary data such as the type of buildings, location of priority equipment, type of roads, enables mapping of the most vulnerable zones, computing of the expected damage on man-made structures, constrain of the definition of rescue areas and escape routes, adaptation of emergency plans and proper evaluation of the vulnerability associated with different areas and/or equipment. Such an approach was used to evaluate the specific risks associated with a potential occurrence of a tsunami event in the region of Settibal (Portugal), which was one of the areas most seriously affected by the 1755 tsunami. In order to perform an evaluation of the hazard associated with the occurrence of a similar event, high resolution wave propagation simulations were performed considering different potential earthquake sources with different magnitudes. Based on these simulations, detailed inundation maps associated with the different events were produced. These results were combined with the available information on the vulnerability of the local infrastructures (building types, roads and streets characteristics, priority buildings) in order to impose restrictions in the production of high-scale potential damage maps, escape routes and emergency routes maps.
- Subjects
SETUBAL (Portugal); PORTUGAL; TSUNAMIS; HYDRODYNAMICS; TSUNAMI hazard zones; SIMULATION methods &; models; TSUNAMI damage
- Publication
Natural Hazards & Earth System Sciences, 2011, Vol 11, Issue 8, p2371
- ISSN
1561-8633
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5194/nhess-11-2371-2011