Center for Spatial Information Systems Research

Generation of a Tsunami Inundation Sensitivity Evaluation Model as a Function of Land Usage and Structural Elements

Adi Neuman, University of Haifa, Department of Geography & Environmental Studies

Historical record of tsunami in Israel is limited and often inconclusive. However, the presence of geohazards in our region exposes the Israeli coastline to significant and even devastating tsunami events. The magnitude of the tsunami impact in land, is also as a function of the urban morphology. Due to frequent urban development, usually characterizing the coastline, it is of vital importance to understand the influence of this on the tsunami inundation distribution. In this research, a detailed tsunami inundation simulations is performed. This, in a test case of a tsunami event, along the Tel Aviv coastline. The study methodology consists of 3 main stages: (i) determining the roughness coefficient values for land use classes at the Tel Aviv coastline. (ii) analyzing several approaches for data modeling, commonly used in the numerical models. (iii) analyzing the influence of structural and land use elements on the inundation pattern.

Supervisor: Prof. Ammatzia Peled