Open AccessTowards the new Thematic Core Service Tsunami within the EPOS Research Infrastructure
Author(s) -
Andrey Babeyko,
Stefano Lorito,
Francisco Hernández,
J. Lauterjung,
Finn Løvholt,
Alexander Rudloff,
Mathilde B. Sørensen,
Alexey Androsov,
Íñigo Aniel-Quiroga,
Alberto Armigliato,
María Ana Baptista,
Enrico Baglione,
Jörn Behrens,
Beatriz Brizuela,
Sergio Fabian Sanchez Bruni,
Didem Cambaz,
Juan Vicente Cantavella,
Fernando Carillho,
Ian Chandler,
Denis ChangSeng,
Marinos Charalampakis,
Lorenzo Cugliari,
Cléa Denamiel,
Gözde Güney Doǧan,
Gaetano Festa,
David R. Fuhrman,
AliceAgnes Gabriel,
Pauline Galea,
Steven J. Gibbons,
Mauricio González,
Laura Graziani,
MarcAndré Gutscher,
Sven Harig,
Hélène Hébert,
Constantin Ionescu,
Fatemeh Jalayer,
Nikos Kalligeris,
Utku Kânoğlu,
Piero Lanucara,
Jorge Macias Sánchez,
S. M. Murphy,
Öcal Necmioǧlu,
Rachid Omira,
Gerassimos A. Papadopoulos,
Raphaël Paris,
Fabrizio Romano,
Tiziana Rossetto,
Jacopo Selva,
Antonio Scala,
Roberto Tonini,
Konstantinos Trevlopoulos,
Ioanna Triantafyllou,
Roger Úrgeles,
Roberto Vallone,
Ivica Vilibić,
Manuela Volpe,
Ahmet Cevdet Yalçıner
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
annals of geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2037-416X
pISSN - 1593-5213
DOI - 10.4401/ag-8762
Subject(s) - service (business) , hazard , multidisciplinary approach , environmental planning , environmental resource management , geography , business , political science , environmental science , chemistry , organic chemistry , marketing , law
Tsunamis constitute a significant hazard for European coastal populations, and the impact of tsunami events worldwide can extend well beyond the coastal regions directly affected. Understanding the complex mechanisms of tsunami generation, propagation, and inundation, as well as managing the tsunami risk, requires multidisciplinary research and infrastructures that cross national boundaries. Recent decades have seen both great advances in tsunami science and consolidation of the European tsunami research community. A recurring theme has been the need for a sustainable platform for coordinated tsunami community activities and a hub for tsunami services. Following about three years of preparation, in July 2021, the European tsunami community attained the status of Candidate Thematic Core Service (cTCS) within the European Plate Observing System (EPOS) Research Infrastructure. Within a transition period of three years, the Tsunami candidate TCS is anticipated to develop into a fully operational EPOS TCS. We here outline the path taken to reach this point, and the envisaged form of the future EPOS TCS Tsunami. Our cTCS is planned to be organised within four thematic pillars: (1) Support to Tsunami Service Providers, (2) Tsunami Data, (3) Numerical Models, and (4) Hazard and Risk Products. We outline how identified needs in tsunami science and tsunami risk mitigation will be addressed within this structure and how participation within EPOS will become an integration point for community development.