Question about landslide tsunami modeling in NHWAVE

[Francisco Uribe]

Dear FUNWAVE-TVD and NHWAVE Users, 

I have an existential doubt about how the deformation of the seabed caused by the entry of a landslide into a fjord (specifically the Aysén Fjord) influences the generation of waves.

 

- Do you think the existence of a basin-plain deformation in a fjord influences the wave generation stage? If so, what is the influence? 

- Would the run-up heights be affected by the presence of basin-plain deformation in a fjord? 

 - How do you think something like this could be modeled in NHWAVE (basin-plain deformation)?

The case I am referring to is in the paper:

Van Daele, M., Versteeg, W., Pino, M., Urrutia, R., & De Batist, M. (2013). Widespread deformation of basin-plain sediments in Aysén fjord (Chile) due to impact by earthquake-triggered, onshore-generated mass movements. Marine Geology, 337, 67-79. 

Thank you very much!

Francisco