| Acronym: | PTDC/CTA-GEO/28588/2017 |
| Cost Center: | 754 |
| Title: | Solving the megatsunami conundrum: using proximal impacts to constrain the generation of tsunamis triggered by volcanic collapses |
| Start-End: | 01-08-2018 - 31-07-2022 |
| Entidade Beneficiária Principal: | Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso |
| Gestores da FGF: | Lúcia Cláudio, Melissa Figueiredo |
| Responsible Researcher: | Sérgio Paulo Ávila Campos Marques |
| Organic Units: | FCT - Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia |
| R&D Units: | CIBIO - Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos |
| Entidade | Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso |
|---|---|
| Total Financing | 4.625,00 € |
| Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (100.0 %) | 4.625,00 € |
Project Description:
Megatsunamis triggered by flank collapses of volcanic islands are probably among the most extreme natural disasters. Despite significant advances in numerical simulations of tsunamis, heated debate exists only on the extent of the effects of these waves. Timely resolution of this problem, however, is a high priority, given the serious implications that a tsunami capable of transoceanic devastation would bring to a world where 44% of the population lives in low-lying coastal regions. We propose a multidisciplinary approach to study in unprecedented detail the proximal impacts of one of the largest collapse-triggered tsunamis known from the geological record: the ~73 ka fire tsunami (Cape Verde). The project will employ sedimentological, stratigraphic and paleontological analyzes of land-based tsunami deposits, along with numerical modelling.
