International Workshop on the Runup of Long Ocean Waves Onto a Coastline

本次研讨会的目的是：(1)回顾长波（海啸）涌向海岸线的技术现状；(2)帮助识别知识碎片化和不完整的领域；(3)协助理论与实践之间的信息传递；(4)处理维持数字代码以作预测的问题，以及制订若干基准问题以作校正和比较之用；(5)提出了未来减灾研究的方向。来自日本和苏联的海啸研究人员的出席是讲习班规划的一个重要组成部分。海啸研究在这些国家非常活跃，但由于沟通困难，这项研究在美国并不为人所知。这次会议的另一个目标是将通常不互动的研究人员聚集在一起。这次研讨会汇集了从事波浪上升研究的海岸工程师、海洋学家、地质学家和数学家，从而改善来自不同科学学科的专家之间的沟通，这些专家研究了堆积问题的不同方面。讲习班讨论了计算机代码维护的相关问题：考虑到开发新代码或恢复现有代码的费用，需要制定维护现有代码的准则。这些守则的传播也令人关切。鉴于电子邮件目前的能力，这似乎提供了一种方便的传播方法，但是有必要就管理研究代码转移的协议达成一致。预计这次讲习班将对指导减轻海啸危害的研究产生非常积极的影响，包括更引人注目的努力，为最先进的海啸预警系统做出贡献（这是国家海洋和大气管理局下属的国家气象局的责任）。

The objectives of this workshop are: (1) to review the state of the art of long wave (tsunami) runup onto a coastline; (2) help identify areas where knowledge is fragmented and incomplete; (3) assist in the transfer of information between theory and practice; (4) address the issues of the maintenance of numerical codes for runup predictions, and the development of certain bench mark problems for calibration and comparison purposes; and (5) suggest future directions in tsunami runup hazard mitigation research. The attendance of tsunami researchers from Japan and the Soviet Union is an important component in the planning of the workshop. Tsunami research is very active in these countries, but due to communication difficulties, this research is not well known in the United States. Another goal of this meeting is to bring together researchers who do not normally interact. This workshop brings together coastal engineers, oceanographers, geologists and mathematicians engaged in the study of wave runup, thereby improving the communication between specialists from different scientific disciplines who work on different aspects of the runup problem. The workshop addresses the related problem of computer code maintenance: given the expense of developing new codes or of resurrecting existing ones, guidelines are needed for the maintenance of existing codes. The dissemination of these codes is also of concern. Given the current capabilities of electronic mail, it appears that this offers a convenient method of dissemination, but there is a need to agree upon protocols for governing the transfer of research codes. It is expected that this workshop will have a very positive effect on directing research toward tsunami hazard mitigation, including a more conspicuous effort to contribute to the state of the art of tsunami warning systems (which are the responsibility of the National Weather Service within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration).