Tsunami and Storm Surge Early Warning for Disaster Mitigation

Dear Colleagues,

A tsunami is a series of oceanic gravity waves generated by earthquakes, landslides, and volcanic eruptions. A storm surge is an abnormal rise in water generated by a storm, over and above the predicted astronomical tides. Both tsunamis and storm surges are natural disasters that result in flooding and damage to coastal regions. For example, the 2011 Tohoku tsunami of Japan killed thousands of people and caused serious damage to the nearby Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. The storm surge brought by Hato Typhoon in 2017 caused severe flooding in several provinces along the Pearl River, China. The total damage was approximately USD 6.82 billion. Hence, a reliable early warning for tsunamis or storm surges is important for disaster mitigation.

Traditionally, tsunami early warning systems are based on source inversion using seismic parameters; recently, however, several tsunami early warning methods that do not consider the seismic source have been proposed. These storm surge early warning systems are mainly based on bathymetric data, storm track, central atmospheric pressure, and maximum wind speed.

The purpose of this Special Issue is to publish the latest research on tsunami and surge storm early warning systems. Original research articles and reviews are both welcome. Research areas may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Tsunami-generating mechanism;
• Hurricane, typhoon, and tropical cyclone activity;
• Offshore tsunami and storm surge observations;
• Tsunami source inversion and data assimilation;
• Numerical simulation model of tsunami and storm surge;
• Coastal planning, emergency preparedness, risk assessment;
• Probability forecasts of storm surge;
• Application of deep learning in early warning systems.

 We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Yuchen Wang
Dr. Hoiio Kong
Guest Editors

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