RAPID: Tsunami Reconnaissance of the 29 September 2009 American Samoa and Samoa Islands Earthquake

RAPID：2009 年 9 月 29 日美属萨摩亚和萨摩亚群岛地震的海啸勘察

• 批准号: 1000694
• 负责人: Hermann Fritz
• 金额: $ 6.06万
• 依托单位: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-12-15 至 2010-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1000694&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RAPID; Tsunami; Reconnaissance; 29; September

This is RAPID response award to study the immediate and transient effects of the large September 29, 2009 earthquake and resulting tsunami in American Samoa. A team of ten experts from eight institutions traveled to the islands to measure and examine impacts of the earthquake and tsunami on built infrastructure, erosion and deposition of sediments, extent and duration of flooding and innundation, and the effectiveness of local warnings and previous outreach and education about the tsunamis and their danger. Broader impacts of the work include inter-institutional collaboration and training of graduate students in rapid response field work. The work will also benefit our understanding of tsunami impacts to engineered structures, to humans, and the natural environment. It will also provide insights into how and how fast populations respond to tsunami warnings, as well as which stimuli and/or types of education elicit the best response.

这是快速反应奖，研究2009年9月29日大地震和由此产生的海啸在美属萨摩亚的直接和短暂的影响。一个由来自8个机构的10名专家组成的小组前往这些岛屿，测量和检查地震和海啸对已建基础设施的影响，沉积物的侵蚀和沉积，洪水和淹没的范围和持续时间，以及当地警报的有效性和以前关于海啸及其危险的宣传和教育。 这项工作的更广泛影响包括机构间合作和对研究生进行快速反应现场工作的培训。这项工作也将有助于我们了解海啸对工程结构、人类和自然环境的影响。它还将深入了解人们对海啸警报作出反应的方式和速度，以及哪些刺激和/或教育类型能引起最佳反应。