Tsunami Modeling and Early Warning Systems

This research line focuses on the following main topics:

• Modeling the generation of tsunami waves caused by coastal or underwater earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions, and calving events;
• Modeling the propagation of tsunami waves in the open sea and in enclosed or semi-enclosed basins;
• Modeling the interaction of tsunami waves with the coastal environment;
• Estimating hazard, vulnerability, and risk related to tsunamis in the Euro-Mediterranean area, with special attention to Italy;
• Managing local monitoring networks;
• Developing detection algorithms to be applied within tsunami early warning systems.

Most of these activities have been undertaken in recent years within the framework of European R&D projects (TRIDEC, NearToWarn, ASTARTE, COST Action AGITHAR) and are currently funded primarily through commissioned research contracts with the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security and collaborations with INGV.