Research on temporal and spatial variations of global tsunami based on complete catalog data

Ning Lixin; Hui Chun; Cheng Changxiu

doi:10.12284/hyxb2022118

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Ning Lixin，Hui Chun，Cheng Changxiu. Research on temporal and spatial variations of global tsunami based on complete catalog data[J]. Haiyang Xuebao，2022, 44(7)：122–136 doi: 10.12284/hyxb2022118

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Research on temporal and spatial variations of global tsunami based on complete catalog data

doi: 10.12284/hyxb2022118

Ning Lixin^{1, 2, 3
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Hui Chun^{1, 2},
Cheng Changxiu^{1, 2
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Key Laboratory of Environmental Change and Natural Disaster City, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
3.
College of Information Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, China

Received Date: 2021-06-23
Rev Recd Date: 2022-02-14

Available Online: 2022-07-01

Publish Date: 2022-07-01

Abstract

Abstract

Tsunami is one of the disasters that seriously endanger the safety of human life and property among natural disasters. In the context of global warming and increasing economic development, more and more people, infrastructure and wealth are exposed to tsunami disasters, greatly increasing the risk and vulnerability of personal and property safety in coastal and delta areas. The analysis of temporal and spatial variation of historical tsunami disasters can help us understand the evolutionary laws of tsunami disasters, and provides a useful reference for more accurate disaster warning, disaster prevention and control, etc. A study on the temporal and spatial variation of global tsunami by extracting complete and homogeneous data is conducted in this paper. The results show that: (1) for 0.1 m≤RH<0.5 m, 0.5 m≤RH<1 m, 1 m≤RH<5 m, 5 m≤RH<10 m, 10 m≤RH<20 m and 20 m≤RH intervals, the tsunami catalogues can be considered complete since 1963, 1940, 1950, 1946, 1922 and 1885 respectively; (2) from time changes it can be seen that there is a certain increasing trend in the occurrence of global tsunamis. Approximately 7 more wave runup events are observed every year. At the same time, in different intensity intervals, the frequency of tsunamis has different changes. In the intervals of 0.1 m≤RH<0.5 m, 0.5 m≤RH<1 m, and 1 m≤RH<5 m, the tsunami have a certain periodicity, showing two obvious peaks, but when the RH is greater than 5 m, the periodicity of the tsunami is no longer obvious, and it shows a clear increasing trend at this time; (3) there is a certain increasing trend in the occurrence of tsunamis in East Asia, South Pacific, South America, and Indian Ocean. However, in North America, there is a decreasing trend, and there is no significant change in Europe; (4) except for North America, tsunami events in other regions show a good power law distribution relationship, indicating that the occurrence of tsunamis follows certain self-organized critical behavior. In comparison, small tsunami events are more likely to occur in Europe, while tsunami events in East Asia and the Indian Ocean are more prone to various types of tsunami events, of which large tsunami events occupy a larger portion.
- temporal and spatial variation,
- completeness analysis,
- power law,
- tsunami

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