Session outline

Human Geosciences(H) Session Sub Category Disaster geosciences(DS) Session ID H-DS27 Title Tsunami and Tsunami Forecast Short title Tsunami and Tsunami Forecast Convener Name Yutaka Hayashi Affiliation Meteorological Research Institute Email yhayashi@mri-jma.go.jp Co-convener Name Yuichi Namegaya Affiliation Institute of Earthquake and Volcano Geology, Geological Survey of Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Email yuichi.namegaya@aist.go.jp International Symposium No request Language Japanese Scope This session discusses issues related to improving real-time and long-term prediction accuracy of tsunami, which include such as a better understanding of tsunami dynamics, new real-time tsunami observing systems deployed in the open ocean and coastal waters, methodologies of more rapid and accurate prediction during tsunami emergencies, more extensive and accurate inundation maps, and long-term tsunami potential forecast. Type of presentation Oral and Poster presentation Invited papers