Japan JSPS Program: Mitigation of Tsunami Disaster Utilizing Numerical Simulation

Kanoglu 9705797该奖项支持日本科学促进会(JSPS)为日本仙台东北大学Utku Kanoglu博士提供为期12个月的博士后奖学金。Kanoglu博士将与灾害研究控制中心教授Fumihiko Imamura博士合作开展一个名为“利用数值模拟减轻海啸灾害”的研究项目。这项拟议的研究将调查海啸(大型海浪)在接近和接触海岸线时的行为。由于目前关于波浪积累、共振放大等的问题仍未得到解答和研究，模拟和分析这些过程的计算模型是了解海啸活动的最佳方法。这项拟议的研究将利用数值算法来分析海啸活动在三维中的发展、演变和结论，研究的主要目标是创建预测模型，帮助预测海啸，从而减轻海啸造成的破坏。***

Kanoglu 9705797 This award supports a 12 month Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellowship for Dr. Utku Kanoglu at Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan. Dr. Kanoglu will work with Dr. Fumihiko Imamura, Professor at the Disaster Research Control Center, on a research project entitled, "Mitigation of Tsunami Disaster Using Numerical Simulation." The proposed research will investigate the behavior of tsunamis (large oceanic waves) as they approach and come in contact with coastlines. As questions relating to patterns of wave accumulation, resonant amplification, and so on currently remain unanswered and understudied, computational models that simulate and analyze these processes represent the best method for understanding tsunami activity. The proposed research will utilize numerical algorithms to analyze the development, evolution, and conclusion of tsunami activity in three-dimensions, with the main goal of the research being to create predictive models that will aid in tsunami forecasting and, thus, mitigate the destruction they cause. ***