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Mapping & Modeling Subcommittee Benchmarking Workshop

February 9 - 10, 2015
Portland, Oregon


Meeting agenda is here

February 9th

8:30-8:45 Welcome and Introductions [Wilson, Gately]

8:45-9:00 Purpose and Goals of Workshop [Wilson] - Presentation File

9:00-9:15 Overview of Benchmark Problems [Lynett] - Presentation File

MODELER PRESENTATIONS [10 minutes to provide model theory, numerical method, and any previous validations; 5 minutes to present each simulation benchmark problem; 5 minutes for questions]

9:15-9:55 Yalciner and Kanoglu (METU, Turkey) - BM problems: 1,2,3,4,5 - Yalciner Presentation File, Kanoglu Presentation File

9:55-10:20 Horrillo and Knight (NTWC, AK) - BM problems: 1,2 - Presentation File

10:20-10:35 Break

10:35-11:10 Arcas - BM problems: 1,2,3,4 - Presentation File

11:10-11:35 Nicolski (UA-F, AK) - BM problems: 1,2 - Presentation File

11:35-12:05 Tolkova (NWRA, WA) - BM problems:1,2,3,4,5 - Presentation File

12:05-1:30 Lunch

1:30-2:10 LeVeque (UW, WA) - BM problems: 1,2,3,4,5 - Presentation File

2:10-2:40 Li (AECOM, CA) - BM problems: 1,2,5 -

2:40-3:10 Macias (Univ of Malaga, Spain) - BM problems:1,2,3,4,5 - Presentation File

3:10-3:25 Break

3:15-3:55 Lynett (USC, CA) - BM problems:1,2- Presentation File

3:55-4:25 Yamazaki/Bai (UH, HI) - BM problems:1,2,5 - Presentation File

4:25-4:50 Zhang (VIMS, VA) - BM problems: 1,2 - Presentation File

4:50-5:15 Review progress and discuss goals for following day [Lynett]

February 10th

8:30-8:35 Welcome and plan for the day [Wilson]

8:35-8:45 The Potential of Near-Field HF Radar Tsunami Velocity Observations for Alerts and Heights Based on Modeling [Barrick] - Presentation File

8:45-9:25 Kirby (UD, DE) - BM problems: 1,2,3,4,5 - Presentation File

9:25- 9:55 Pampell (TAMU-G, TX) - BM problems: 1,2 - Presentation File

9:55-10:20 Break

10:20-10:50 Roeber (Tohoku University, Japan) - BM problems: 1,2,5 - Presentation File

10:50-11:20 Arikawa (PARI, Japan) - BM problems: 1,2,4 - Presentation File

11:20-11:50 Sampath (Centriod Pic, CA / Idaho National Labs) - BM problems: 1,2,5 - Presentation File

11:50-1:30 Lunch

1:30-3:00 Summary and discussion of model results intercomparisons [Lynett] - Presentation File

Plan for writing summary report [Wilson, Lynett]

3:00-3:15 Workshop Summary and the Path Forward [Wilson, Gately] - Gately Presentation File

3:15-3:30 Break

3:30-5:00 Other related MMS business [Wilson, Gately]

  • Proposed 2016 landslide modeling benchmark workshop
  • Offshore minimum safe depth analysis and results
  • Maritime modeling and mapping guidance update

5:00-5:15 PM MMS members only: nominations and vote for new MMS State Co-Chair


Presentations and information from this workshop are also available on this website, sponsored by the University of Southern California.

2015 MMS meeting notes February 10 during NTHMP Annual Meeting

2015 NTHMP Tsunami Benchmarking Workshop notes


Return to main 2015 NTHMP Annual Meeting page.


If you have questions or if a link is broken or file does not download, please contact:

Rocky Lopes
NTHMP Program Administrator
NOAA/National Weather Service, Tsunami Program
Rocky.Lopes@noaa.gov


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