Physics
Scientific paper
May 2009
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009georl..3609306l&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 36, Issue 9, CiteID L09306
Physics
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Oceanography: Physical: Tsunamis And Storm Surges, Seismology: Seismic Monitoring And Test-Ban Treaty Verification, Seismology: Earthquake Source Observations (1240), Seismology: Body Waves, Seismology: Subduction Zones (1207, 1219, 1240)
Scientific paper
Effective tsunami early warning for coastlines near a tsunamigenic earthquake requires notification within 5-15 minutes. We have shown recently that tsunamigenic earthquakes have an apparent rupture duration, T 0, greater than about 50 s. Here we show that T 0 gives more information on tsunami importance than moment magnitude, M w, and we introduce a procedure using seismograms recorded near an earthquake to rapidly determine if T 0 is likely to exceed T = 50 or 100 s. We show that this “duration-exceedance” procedure can be completed within 3-10 min after the earthquake occurs, depending on station density, and that it correctly identifies most recent earthquakes which produced large or devastating tsunamis. This identification forms a complement to initial estimates of the location, depth and magnitude of an earthquake to improve the reliability of tsunami early warning, and, in some cases, may make possible such warning.
Lomax Anthony
Michelini Alberto
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