Recent Advances in Tsunami Research in the Neam Region

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In the aftermath of the Tohoku-Oki 2011 tsunami, the European Commission launched a call focused on improvement of tsunami resilience in Europe. Tsunamis are a societal problem in the North East Atlantic and Mediterranean (NEAM) regions due to the existence of very high populated coastal areas. The cost of protecting them by building protective/defenses is out of the question because of the frequency of tsunami events. Here, we present an overview of project ASTARTE - Assessment Strategy and Risk Reduction for Tsunamis in Europe. This three year project, aimed to develop a comprehensive strategy to mitigate tsunami impact in Europe. To do this, we assembled and interdisciplinary consortium all Tsunami Service Providers of the North East Atlantic and Mediterranean (NEAM) region and a set of expert institutions across Europe and worldwide. ASTARTE results improved knowledge on tsunami generation involving novel empirical data and statistical analyses so that the long-term recurrence of large events in sensitive areas of the NEAM could be established. ASTARTE results include the development of numerical techniques for tsunami simulation concentrating in real-time codes, novel statistical emulations and refined methods for the assessment of tsunami hazard, vulnerability, and risk. ASTARTE results contributed to the implementation of new warning tools. These work developed back to back with the existent National and Regional Tsunami Warning Centers of the NEAM region. ASTARTE results of physical experiments on tsunami impact on coastal structures namely harbor defense structures will serve as basis for recommendations and guidelines for tsunami Eurocodes. ASTARTE results on tsunami hazard, vulnerability, and risk assessment will support coastal management activities and decision makers so that sustainability and resilience of coastal communities could be increased. All these results contributed to the ultimate goal of ASTARTE: the building of tsunamiresilient societies in the North East Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. The ASTARTE Team includes a total of twenty six institutions: twenty two isntitutions from the NEAM region, and four from Japan and US http://www.astarte-project.eu/index.php/consortium.html. The goal of this paper is to present the main activities and achievements of ASTARTE project. Atarte is an ongoing initiative that started November 2013 and will end April 2017. This research received funding from ASTARTE - Assessment, Strategy and Risk Reduction for Tsunamis in Europe a collaborative project within the FP7-ENV2013 6.4-3 and the publication is supported by FCT project UID/GEO/50019/2013Instituto Dom Luiz.

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