Numerical Simulation of the 2011 Tohoku Tsunami Based on a New Transient FEM Co-seismic Source: Comparison to Far- and Near-Field Observations - Grilli, Stephan T.; Harris, Jeffrey C.; Tajalli Bakhsh, Tayebeh S.; Masterlark, Timothy L.; Kyriakopoulos, Christodoulos; Kirby, James T.; Shi, Fengyan (Pure and applied geophysics, 2013)
Keywords: Bathymetry; Boundary conditions; Buoys; Comparative studies; Computer simulation; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Finite element method; Fluid mechanics; Geophysics/Geodesy; Inundation; Inversions; Mathematical models; Mechanics; Numerical analysis; Physics; Seismology; Simulation; Tidal waves; Tsunamis; Pacific Plate; Eurasian Plate; INW, Japan, Honshu, Sanriku Coast; INW, Japan, Honshu, Miyagi Prefect., Tohoku; INW, Japan; sensitivity analyses to boundary conditions, model physics, and grid parameters; The Tohoku 2011 tsunami; tsunami source modeling by FEM with geodetic data assimilation; comparison of model results with surface elevation, runup, and inundation observations; wave dispersion effects; tsunami propagation modeling (near- and far-field) in a Boussinesq model