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    5757(http://www.ga.gov.au/urban/projects/risk/index.jsp).
    5858Due to recent
    59 events, we are investigating the tsunami risk to Australia. To understand
     59events and Australia's apparent vulnerabiliy to tsunami hazards,
     60we are investigating the tsunami risk to Australia. To understand
    6061impact ashore, we have developed in conjunction
    6162with the Australian National University, a hydrodynamic model called
     
    6465A recent tsunami inundation study called for the tsunami source to
    6566be a slump and as such, we implemented the surface elevation
    66 function as described in Watts et al 2005, [3]. We found this a useful
     67function as described in Watts et al 2005, [2]. We found this a very useful
    6768way to incorporate another tsunami-genic event to our understanding
    6869of tsunami risk. In trying
    69 to implement this function however, we had some questions.
    70 
    71 {\bf Question 1:}   Is there a physical explanation to why the total volume
     70to implement this function however, we had some questions;
     71
     72\begin{itemize}
     73\item
     74Is there a physical explanation to why the total volume
    7275of the surface elevation function should not be zero?
    73 
    74 {\bf Question 2:}   Is the substitution of $x_g$ into the elevation function realistic?
     76\item
     77Should $\eta_{\rm min}$ used in the surface elevation function
     78be | ${\eta_{\rm min}}$ | instead?
     79\item
     80Is the substitution of $x_g$ into the elevation
     81function realistic?
     82\end{itemize}
    7583
    7684Investigating the long term behaviour of the
     
    7987the depressed volume was greater than the volume displaced above the
    8088water surface with approximately 2-3 \% loss. You can see from
    81 Figure 2 of [3] that the
     89Figure 2 of [2] that the
    8290surface elevation function $\eta(x,y)$ indicates that
    8391the total volume is not conserved.
    8492
    85 However, we can alleviate this issue by finding the appropriate set of parameters which
    86 will conserve volume. Setting the integral of the elevation function to zero and
    87 solving for $\kappa'$ yields the result,
    88 
     93However, we can alleviate this issue by finding the appropriate set of
     94parameters which
     95will conserve volume. Setting the integral of the elevation function to zero
     96and solving for $\kappa'$ yields the result,
    8997$$\kappa' = [
    9098{\rm erf} ( \frac{x - x_0 } {\sqrt \lambda_0 } ) /
     
    99107(a parameter used in [2]).
    100108
    101 We've reproduced Figure 2 in [3]
     109We've reproduced Figure 2 in [2]
    102110for appropriate values of $\kappa'$ and $\Delta x$ to
    103111ensure volume conservation within the system. Using the above
    104 formulation, the values of interest shown in Figure 2 of [3] would
     112formulation, the values of interest shown in Figure 2 in [2] would
    105113be ($\kappa', \Delta x) = (1,2), (1,4), (1.2, 13.48)$ and shown in
    106114Figure \ref{fig:eta_vary}. Note, this has not been scaled by $\eta_{\rm min}$.
     
    109117\begin{figure}
    110118
    111   \centerline{ \includegraphics[width=100mm, height=75mm]{volume_conservation.png}}
     119  \centerline{ \includegraphics[width=75mm, height=50mm]{volume_conservation.png}}
    112120
    113121  \caption{Relationship between $\kappa'$ and $\Delta x$ to ensure volume conservation.}
     
    117125\begin{figure}[hbt]
    118126
    119   \centerline{ \includegraphics[width=100mm, height=75mm]{redo_figure.png}}
     127  \centerline{ \includegraphics[width=75mm, height=50mm]{redo_figure.png}}
    120128
    121129  \caption{Surface elevation functions for
     
    126134For our particular test case, changing the surface elevation function
    127135in this way increases the inundation depth ashore by a factor greater than
    128 the water loss.
     136the initial water loss of 2-3 \%.
     137
     138Turning to our question regarding the scaling of the surface elevation
     139function formulation, we see that $\eta_{\rm min}$ is always negative
     140and hence
     141$- \eta_{O,3D} / \eta_{\rm min}$ would be always positive. This
     142would change the form of $\eta(x,y)$ and place the depressed volume behind
     143the submarine mass failure. Should then $\eta_{\rm min}$ be replaced
     144by |$\eta_{\rm min}$|?
    129145
    130146Our next question is whether it was appropriate to substitute
     
    133149($x_g$ is formulated
    134150as $x_g = d/\tan \theta + T/ \sin \theta$ (described as a gauge
    135 located above the SMF initial submergence location in [4]).)
    136 In this
     151located above the submarine mass failure
     152initial submergence location in [3]).) In this
    137153way, $\kappa'$ as described above would not
    138 be dependent on $\Delta x$;
    139 
    140 $$\kappa'  \approx {\rm erf} ( \frac{x - x_0}{\sqrt\lambda_0} ) /
    141 {\rm erf} ( \frac{x - 2 x_0
    142 - x_g}{\sqrt \lambda_0 } )$$
     154be dependent on $\Delta x$, nor the subsequent surface elevation function.
    143155
    144156
    145157We are continuing to seek out validation data sets to improve the
    146158accuracy of our model. We recently had success in validating
    147 the model against the Benchmark Problem #2 – Tsunami Run-up
     159the model against the Benchmark Problem $\#$2 Tsunami Run-up
    148160onto a complex 3-dimensional beach, as provided to the 3rd
    149161International Workshop on Long Wave Run-up in 2004, see [1].
     
    151163cases described there for experimental or numerical work.
    152164Your model has been compared with the laboratory experiments in 2003 [5] and
    153 again in 2005 [4] with fairly good agreement. Given
     165again in 2005 [3] with fairly good agreement. Given
    154166the numerical model you implemented was the boundary element method, we would
    155167be very interested in comparing our finite volume model using the
     
    160172\parindent 0pt
    161173
    162 We look forward to your response.
     174Thanks for your time and we look forward to your response.
    163175
    164176Yours sincerely,
     
    168180Risk Research Group, Geoscience Australia.
    169181
     182\newpage
    170183{\bf References}
    171184
     
    187200
    188201[4] Watts, P., Imamura, F. and Grilli, S. (2000)
    189 Comparting Model Simulations of Three Benchmark Tsunami Generation,
     202Comparing Model Simulations of Three Benchmark Tsunami Generation,
    190203Science of Tsunami Hazards, 18, 2, 107-123.
    191204
    192205[5] Enet, F., Grilli, S.T. and Watts, P. (2003), Laboratory Experiments for
    193 Tsunamis Generated by Underwater Landslides: Comparison with Numerical Modeling,
     206Tsunamis Generated by Underwater Landslides:
     207Comparison with Numerical Modeling,
    194208Proceedings of the Thirteenth (2003) International Offshore and
    195209Polar Engineering Conference. The International Society of Offshore and
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