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TI: Field Survey of the 30 December 2002 Stromboli Tsunami
AU: * Tinti, S
EM: steve@ibogfs.df.unibo.it
AF: Univesita di Bologna, Dipartimento di Fisica, Settore di Geofisica, Bologna, 40127 Italy
AU: Manucci, A
EM: anna@ibogfs.df.unibo.it
AF: Univesita di Bologna, Dipartimento di Fisica, Settore di Geofisica, Bologna, 40127 Italy
AU: Pagnoni, G
EM: anna@ibogfs.df.unibo.it
AF: Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Civil Engineering, Ankara, 06531 Turkey
AU: Okal, E A
EM: emile@earth.nwu.edu
AF: Northwestern University, Department of Geological Sciences, Evanston, ILL 60208 United States
AU: Yalciner, A
EM: yalciner@metu.edu.tr
AF: Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Civil Engineering, Ankara, 06531 Turkey
AU: Synolakis, C E
EM: costas@usc.edu
AF: University of Southern California, Department of Civil Engineering, Los Angeles, CA 90089 United States
AB: On December 30, 2002 a series of slumps occurred in Stromboli, an active volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian sea, north of Sicily, Italy. The slumps triggered a moderate tsunami, that struck the village of San Vincenzo in the island with very destructive waves. The mass movements originated from magma intrusion, opening of new vents and lava accumulation in Sciara del Fuoco in the NW side of the island, and lava flows to the sea were continuing at least up to late June. The tsunami was reportedly noticed as far as the Straits of Messina. We present observations from one of four field surveys of the Stromboli 2002 event from Stromboli and Panarea and we report inundation measurements. Earlier surveys by al. (2003), Maramai et al. (2003) have allowed for the modelling of Tinti et (2003), while Fumihiko Imamura (pers. comm.) also surveyed the site and provided measurement. We attempt to approximately model the source of the tsunami and find that it refracted around the island, Fatu Hiva like (Okal et al, 2002). Maramai, A., Tinti, S., Graziani, L., Armigliato, A., Pagnoni, G., Manucci, A., Zaniboni, F., 2003, {\it Quantitative observations of the physical effects of the Stromboli tsunami occurred on December 30, 2002}, paper EAE03-A-09880, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol.5, EGS (abstract). Okal, E.O., Fryer, G.J., Borrero, J.C., Ruscher, C., 2002, {\it The landslide and local tsunami of the 13 September 1999 on Fatu Hiva}, Bull. Soc. Geol. Franc.,{\bf} 359-367. Tinti, S., Pagnoni, G., Zaniboni, F., Armigliato, A., 2003, {\it Simulations of the 30 December 2002 Stromboli tsunami, Italy}, paper EAE03-A-10994, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol.5, EGS (abstract).
DE: 3022 Marine sediments--processes and transport
DE: 4560 Surface waves and tides (1255)
DE: 4564 Tsunamis and storm surges
DE: 8414 Eruption mechanisms
DE: 8429 Lava rheology and morphology
SC: Ocean Sciences [OS]
MN: 2003 Fall Meeting