Tsunami Resilient Communities E.N. Bernard(1), C. Meinig(2),
V.V. Titov(3), K. O'Neil(4), Robert Lawson(5), K. Jarrott(6), R.
Bailey(7), F. Nelson(8), S. Tinti(9), C. von Hillebrandt(10), P.
Koltermann(11) Download this paper » A tsunami resilient
community is prepared for, and properly responds to, the next
tsunami to minimize loss of life and disruption to normal
community activities. Key technical elements required to create
resilience are evacuation plans, based on tsunami hazard maps,
and accurate real-time tsunami forecasts. To produce tsunami
evacuation maps requires an assessment of the tsunami hazard
from historical evidence or plausible scenarios. To accurately
forecast tsunamis in real time requires timely ocean
observations from deep-ocean and coastal sea level sensors to
generate and disseminate warning and forecast information before
the tsunami strikes. Deep-ocean tsunami data, from instruments
termed tsunameters, and coastal sea level data, from tide
gauges, are assimilated into high-resolutio