Rapid identification of tsunamigenic earthquakes using GNSS ionospheric sounding

• Main Authors: Manta, Fabio, Occhipinti, Giovanni, Feng, Lujia, Hill, Emma M.
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Environmental engineering; Natural Hazards; Seismology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/146103
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The largest tsunamis are generated by seafloor uplift resulting from rupture of offshore subduction-zone megathrusts. The rupture of the shallowest part of a megathrust often produces unexpected outsize tsunami relative to their seismic magnitude. These are so called ‘tsunami earthquakes’, which are...