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Tsunami Sources. EarthquakesTsunami source modelStatic (before/after) topography changeA priori knowledge of fault geometry is requiredVolcanoesMultiple source typesCaldeira collapse (Santorin, Krakatau)LandslidesExplosionsSlope instabilitesTsunami source modelDynamic effects must be includedDetectionRemote vs. in situ sensors .
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1. Observatoires sous-marins et rôle pour la détection des glissements sous-marins et des tsunamis Pierre Henry, CEREGE - Collège de France
Roland Person, IFREMER, Brest
Anne Deschamps, Nicole Bethoux, Geosciences Azur, Villefranche-sur-Mer et Sophia-Antipolis
2. Tsunami Sources Earthquakes
Tsunami source model
Static (before/after) topography change
A priori knowledge of fault geometry is required
Volcanoes
Multiple source types
Caldeira collapse (Santorin, Krakatau)
Landslides
Explosions
Slope instabilites
Tsunami source model
Dynamic effects must be included
Detection
Remote vs. in situ sensors
3. New sounds from the shallow and deep ends of subduction
4. Very low frequency earthquakes -Obara and Ito (2005)
5. Related Questions - What is the difference between an accretionary wedge and a landslide ? Detection
What is the importance of slow slip (rupture propagation velocity << Rayleigh wave velocity) in tsunami generation during an earthquake ?
How do silent slip events make noise ?
Prevision
Is the catastrophic evolution of landslides controlled by the properties of the sliding surface ?
What controls the seismic-aseismic transition in subduction zones ?
Mechanics
How does fluid pressure vary in a decollement and how does it relate with deformation ?
6. Sismomètres fond de mer large bandes
7. LIMO Installatin of (Cabled) Borehole Observatories on the Ligurian Margin
Pierre Henry, Roland Person, Charles K. Paull, Nicole Béthoux, Anne Deschamps, Achim Kopf, Sébastien Migeon, Barbara Romanowicz, Etienne Ruellan, Françoise Sage, Bruno Savoye, Ralph Stephen, Nabil Sultan.
8. Observatory context ESONET Network of Excellence
Optical cable link to ANTARES Neutrino telescope
IODP needs test site for borehole instrumentation
Ifremer center in Toulon can provide logistic support (ROV servicing)
9. LIMO - Science focus Approach gravity driven processes at different scales
Alpine collapse, margin failure and subduction initiation
Failure of sedimented slope
Coupling between stress, pore-pressure and strain
external forcing (sea level, fluid migration, sedimentation and compaction, airports) vs. internal processes (dilatancy, compaction)
Influence of coastal aquifers on offshore slope stability
10. Seismometer borehole(s) Cased (ROV accessible) hole
Broadband
Test short period strings (SEIS-Cork)
Location
Ideally: above seismicity cluster N of Var canyon
Alternate: on Var Levee
11. Hydrogeology boreholes Address permeability-scale dependency in clay rich hemipelagite/turbidite series.
Develop alternatives to packers and CORKs.
12. Submarine slope monitoring Strain and pore pressure
Observatory components
repeat AUV surveys -> evolution of morphology (E. Ruellan)
seafloor
OBS + tiltmeter (P. Charvis, Y. Guglielmi)
Fiber optic distributes strain and temperature sensor network
below seafloor
pore pressure, temperature (N. Sultan, J.F. Rollin)
electrical conductivity (coastal sites - P. Pezard)
strain (tiltmeters ?)
Implementation
Need for a seafloor drill -> alternate platform
MeBo ? (Bremen University, A. Kopf)
Telemetry
13. What will be the main benefit for society ? Awareness
Would Damocles feel better with a strain meter ?