Publication Date:
2018-03-14
Description:
EU project ASTARTE aims at developing a higher level of tsunami hazard assessment in the North East Atlantic
and Mediterranean (NEAM) region by a combination of field work, experimental work, numerical modeling and
technical development. The project is a cooperative work of 26 institutes from 16 countries and links together the
description of past tsunamigenic events, the characterization of tsunami sources, the calculation of the impact of
such events, and the development of adequate resilience strategies (www.astarte.eu).
Within ASTARTE a web-based data base on Paleotsunami Deposits in the NEAM areas is being created that will
be the future reference source for this kind of research in Europe. The aim is to integrate every existing scientific
reference on the topic and update on new entries every six months, hosting information and detailed data that are
crucial, e.g for tsunami modeling. At present 127 sites with evidence for at least one paleotsunami deposit have
been collected.
A relational database managed by ArcGIS for Desktop 10.3 software has been implemented to allow all partners
to collaborate through a common platform for archiving and exchanging data and interpretations, such as
paleotsunami type of evidence (sediment, blocks, geomorphological signature, etc), geometric characteristics
(thickness, depth, etc), but also age and dating method and type of analysis supporting the tsunami interpretation.
Moreover, information on the type of the site (natural or artificial exposure, exploratory trench, hand or engine
core, etc), on its geomorphic setting (coastal lake, marsh, fluvial plain, offshore, etc) and on its elevation and
distance from the present shoreline are provided.
One of the final goals of the project is the public sharing of the archived datasets through a web-based map service
that will allow to visualize, question, analyze, and interpret all datasets. The interactive map service will be hosted
by ArcGIS Online and will deploy the cloud capabilities of the portal. Any interested users will be able to access
the online GIS resources through any Internet browser or specific apps that run on desktop machines, smartphones,
or tablets and will be able to use the analytical tools, key tasks, and workflows of the service. The research leading
to these results has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013)
under grant agreement n 603839 (Project ASTARTE - Assessment, Strategy and Risk Reduction for Tsunamis in
Europe).
Description:
Published
Description:
Wien, Austria
Description:
5T. Modelli di pericolosità sismica e da maremoto
Keywords:
Astarte
;
Paleotsunami
;
Database
;
Geographical Information System
;
Tsunami
;
NEAM Region
;
Deposit
;
Web map
;
Paleotsunami Deposits database
Repository Name:
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
Type:
Conference paper
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