San Diego CA February 89 2012 Tsunami Modules by Comet Erv Petty Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management httpswwwmeteducaredu Multiple Tsunami Modules October 2010 ID: 427346
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NTHMP - CC Meeting
San Diego, CA February 8-9, 2012
Tsunami Modules
by
Comet
Erv
Petty
Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency ManagementSlide2
https://www.meted.ucar.edu/Slide3
Multiple Tsunami ModulesSlide4
October 2010Slide5
Tsunami Warning Systems
Description
Describes the processes involved in anticipating, detecting, and warning for a tsunamis A
simulated event and past tsunami occurrences are used to highlight warning system processes for determining the tsunami threat based on seismic and sea level data and tsunami forecast models. Message
communication and local response
are addressed
as final components of any warning system.
Intended
for Weather Forecast Office staff and
EM’s.
Benefits
anyone wanting to learn more about the components of tsunami warning systems. Slide6
Objectives
Explain the significance of each component of a Tsunami Warning System, as well as the importance of the interconnections of the components within the entire system.
Describe the complexity and the challenges of issuing tsunami alerts, including the short timeframes and limited warning window, the potential wide extent of damage, and the high degree of variability depending on earthquake location and source parameters.Slide7
October 2010Slide8
Tsunamis
Description
Introduces the science of tsunamis: their causes, initiation process, properties, propagation, inundation, and long-term effects.
Through new animations, historical images, video, and interactive exercises, learners discover the ways tsunamis interact with and affect the world.
The module is intended for Weather Forecast Office staff
—
particularly NWS Warning Coordination Meteorologists
Will also benefit anyone wanting to learn more about how tsunamis work, including emergency managers, broadcasters, college and high school students, and the general public. Slide9
Objectives
Describe the major triggers of tsunamis and how they generate waves.
List the major types of tectonic plate boundaries. State which are most likely to generate tsunamis and explain why.
Identify the earthquake and bathymetric properties most likely to contribute to large tsunamis and use them to predict how big a hypothetical tsunami will be.
Describe the major properties of tsunami waves and how they differ from or are similar to deep- and shallow-water wind waves
Describe how tsunamis propagate, and understand the factors that affect their direction and speed.
Describe the various ways tsunamis can manifest themselves near or at shore, and how these effects are influenced by coastal features or source characteristics
Understand the potential long-term effects of tsunamis.Slide10
August 2011Slide11
Tsunami Strike!
Pacific Edition
Description
A scenario-based learning experience for kids from middle school through high school.
Tells the story of four main characters at different locations in the Pacific basin who are each impacted by a major tsunami that originates in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands.
Learners view
the unfolding events
and also
observe how warning scientists analyze and communicate the tsunami threat.
Fourteen
short lessons provide interactive instruction focused on the science, safety, and history of tsunamis. Slide12
Objectives
(partial list)
Students will:
Understand the basic physics of water waves Describe the effects of bathymetric features on wave angle and
speed. Describe the types of seismic and other events that can generate tsunamis.
Have a basic
knowledge of the earth's major plates and their locations, and understand why some faults zones are more likely generate tsunamis
.
Recognize the natural signs of an impending tsunami at a coast.
Describe how tsunami warnings are disseminated by national and local agencies.
Determine the best tsunami evacuation locations.
Increase their knowledge of many geographic locations by connecting them to historic tsunamis.Slide13
Tsunami Strike!
Caribbean Edition
NOAA / The COMET Program
February 2012Slide14
Tsunami Strike!
Caribbean Edition
Description
Tsunami Strike! Caribbean Edition offers an interactive learning experience in which learners take on the role of a journalist writing an article for a news magazine. Sixteen multimedia lessons on tsunami science, safety, and history are interwoven within the learning scenario as resources for the article. The material is aimed at middle school and high school but will be useful to a broader audience wishing to learn more about tsunamis in general, and in particular about tsunami risks in the Caribbean. Slide15
December 2011Slide16
Community Tsunami Preparedness
(2
nd Edition)
1st Edition completed in summer 2011funded through MES
2nd Edition completed in Dec 2011
added Atlantic Ocean and GOM Slide17
Community Tsunami Preparedness
2
nd Edition
Designed to help emergency managers prepare their communities for tsunamis. Lessons include Basic tsunami
science Hazards produced by tsunamis The
tsunami warning system
The
importance of public education activities
How
to craft good emergency messages
Develop
tsunami response plans
The module also contains links to extensive Reference and ResourcesSlide18
Community Tsunami Preparedness
2
nd Edition
OBJECTIVES:Explain the causes of tsunamis, how the wave propagates through the ocean, and why wave height increases as it approaches the coastDescribe the factors that influence coastal inundation
Discuss the hazards associated with tsunamisAssess community risk Identify the appropriate action to take for each type of forecast product
Describe the components of an effective tsunami response plan that encompasses hazard mitigation strategies and disaster management tacticsSlide19
https://www.meted.ucar.edu/