Hydrodynamics for Tsunamis

Course Description

We start from the basic equation of fluid dynamics, general ocean wave theory, and proceed to tsunami generation theory, and non-linear wave theory or tsunamis.

Lecturer

Yoshinobu TSUJI (Earthquake Research Institute, the University of Tokyo)

Days

5 day(s)

Syllabus

  1. Basic Equations of Hydrodynamics
  2. Influence the rotation of the Earth
  3. Small Amplitude Wave Theory
  4. Energy Transport and Group Velocity of Waves
  5. Linear Long Wave
  6. Eigenvalue Oscillation in a Bay
  7. Generation of Tsunami
  8. Tsunami approaching a coast
  9. Edge waves
  10. Non-Linear Wave Theory
  11. KdV Equation and the theory of Solitons
  12. Tsunamis accending in a river
  13. Damage of the Tsunami of the East Japan Earthquake of March 11th, 2011 along the coasts of the Kanto and Tohoku Districts
  14. Activity Change of Middle Sized Inland Local Earthquakes before the occurrence of a gigantic Nankai Earthquake

Lecture Notes

Lecture ID# Note description Author Slide
Lecture #1 lecture textbook Y.Tsuji 1.Fluidmech2006reviced.pdf
Lecture #2 lecture textbook Y.Tsuji 2[1].Theory of small amplitude waves_Reviced.pdf
Lecture #3 lecture textbook Y.Tsuji 3[1].Wave Group Velocity_Reviced.pdf
Lecture #4 lecture textbook Y.Tsuji 4[1].Linear Long Wave_reviced.pdf
Lecture #5 lecture textbook Y.Tsuji 5[1].Tsunami Approaching Coast-Reviced.pdf
Lecture #6 lecture textbook Y.Tsuji 6[1].Seiche in a Lake_Reviced.pdf
Lecture #7 lecture textbook Y.Tsuji 7[1].Eigenvalue Oscillation in a bay_Reviced.pdf
Lecture #8 lecture textbook Y.Tsuji 8[1].Generation of Tsunamis_Reviced.pdf
Lecture #9 lecture textbook Y.Tsuji 9[1].Storm Surges_Reviced.pdf
Lecture #10 lecture textbook Y.Tsuji 10[1].Equation and solitary wave_Reviced.pdf
Lecture #11 lecture textbook Y.Tsuji 11[1].Astronomical tide_Reviced.pdf
Lecture #12 lecture ppt Y.Tsuji web1_EastJapanEarthquakeTsunami(1).pdf
Lecture #13 lecture ppt Y.Tsuji web-ppt2_inland_eq(1),.pdf
Lecture #14 lecture textbook Y.Tsuji 12_Hydraulic jump and Bore.pdf
Lecture #15 lecture textbook Y.Tsuji T0-040-2009_Hydrodynamics_for_Tsunamis_ChilePeru (Tsuji).pdf

Lecture note files of this course can be downloaded.