Abstract:The focus of the thesis is on onshore tsunami flows with special attention on tsunami runup. In the aftermath of a tsunami, the most evident clue on the extent of a run-up is the water marks left behind. The trim-line recorded by surveyors is one of the most valuable pieces of information needed to determine the hydrodynamics parameters of the tsunami.However, it is also known that the most commonly used 2-D hydrodynamic models that attempt to reproduce the tsunami event do not produce good results during the … Show more
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