Evaluación del impacto de tsunamis en el litoral Pacifico colombiano. Parte I (Región de Tumaco).
The vulnerability of Tumaco region due to the impact of tsunamis generated along the Pacific coast of Colombia was analyzed. Tsunami run-up in Tumaco was evaluated by means of the numerical simulation of tsunamis generated by seismic events, similar to the December 12, 1979 Colombian earthquake; at different locations atong the coast under high and low tidal conditions. The results of the numerical simulation, and the experience of the 1906 and 1979 tsunamis, corroborate the potencial tsunami risk of the region and the need of undertaking actions to mitigate material damages and loss of tíves before the imminent attack of the next tsunami in the Bay of tumaco. Tsunami records of the 1979 tsunami at Buenaventura - Colombia and Esmeraldas - Ecuador, as well as the description of the 1979 tsunami effect in Tumaco were used to qualify the results of the numerical simulation.
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| Format: | Journal Contribution biblioteca |
| Language: | Spanish / Castilian |
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2001
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| Subjects: | Nivel del mar, Simulación Numérica, ASFA_2015::D::Dynamical oceanography, ASFA_2015::N::Numerical models, |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.26640/01213423.8.5_14 http://hdl.handle.net/1834/17408 |
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| Summary: | The vulnerability of Tumaco region due to the impact of tsunamis generated along the Pacific coast of Colombia was analyzed. Tsunami run-up in Tumaco was evaluated by means of the numerical simulation of tsunamis generated by seismic events, similar to the December 12, 1979 Colombian earthquake; at different locations atong the coast under high and low
tidal conditions. The results of the numerical simulation, and the experience of the 1906 and 1979 tsunamis, corroborate the potencial tsunami risk of the region and the need of undertaking actions to mitigate material damages and loss of tíves before the imminent attack of the next tsunami in the Bay of tumaco. Tsunami records of the 1979 tsunami at Buenaventura - Colombia and Esmeraldas - Ecuador, as well as the description of the 1979 tsunami effect in Tumaco were used to qualify the results of the numerical simulation. |
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