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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-3019-2020
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-3019-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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10 Nov 2020
Research article |
| 10 Nov 2020
| 10 Nov 2020
La Palma landslide tsunami: calibrated wave source and assessment of impact on French territories
Stéphane Abadie
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Universite de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, E2S UPPA, SIAME, Anglet, France
Alexandre Paris
Universite de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, E2S UPPA, SIAME, Anglet, France
CEA, DAM, DIF, Arpajon, France
Riadh Ata
LHSV, Ecole des Ponts, CEREMA, EDF R&D, Chatou, France
Sylvestre Le Roy
BRGM, DRP/R3C, Orléans, France
Gael Arnaud
Université des Antilles, Laboratoire LARGE, Campus de Fouillole, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
Adrien Poupardin
CEA, DAM, DIF, Arpajon, France
Institut de Recherche en Constructibilité, Université Paris-Est, ESTP Paris, Cachan, France
Lucie Clous
Universite de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, E2S UPPA, SIAME, Anglet, France
Philippe Heinrich
CEA, DAM, DIF, Arpajon, France
Jeffrey Harris
LHSV, Ecole des Ponts, CEREMA, EDF R&D, Chatou, France
Rodrigo Pedreros
BRGM, DRP/R3C, Orléans, France
Yann Krien
Université des Antilles, Laboratoire LARGE, Campus de Fouillole, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
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- Landslide tsunamis: Comparison between depth-averaged and Navier–Stokes models A. Paris et al. 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2021.104022
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- Tsunami hazard assessment along the US East Coast from extreme sources in the North Atlantic Ocean: a limited probabilistic analysis S. Grilli et al. 10.1007/s11069-025-07376-z
- Modeling of the Dec. 22nd 2018 Anak Krakatau volcano lateral collapse and tsunami based on recent field surveys: Comparison with observed tsunami impact S. Grilli et al. 10.1016/j.margeo.2021.106566
- Granular porous landslide tsunami modelling – the 2014 Lake Askja flank collapse M. Rauter et al. 10.1038/s41467-022-28296-7
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Short summary
The tsunami which could be generated by a potential flank collapse of the Cumbre Vieja volcano in La Palma, Canary Islands, is evaluated through a numerical simulation based on an advanced and finely calibrated model. Then the consequences of such an event for Europe, France and Guadeloupe island are investigated using different numerical models for propagation. The impacts vary from negligible to very significant depending on the location considered.
The tsunami which could be generated by a potential flank collapse of the Cumbre Vieja volcano...
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