Changeset 7399

Timestamp:

Aug 21, 2009, 1:59:09 PM (15 years ago)

Author:

ole

Message:

More of comments discussed with Jane

File:

• anuga_work/publications/boxing_day_validation_2008/patong_validation.tex (modified) (6 diffs)

anuga_work/publications/boxing_day_validation_2008/patong_validation.tex

@@ -73 +73 @@
 the physical processes only. 
 
-Various approaches are currently used to assess the potential impact
-of tsunami. These methods differ in both the formulation used to
+Various approaches are currently used to assess the potential tsunami 
+inundation of coastal communities. 
+These methods differ in both the formulation used to
 describe the evolution of the tsunami and the numerical methods used
 to solve the governing equations. However any legitimate model must
@@ -123 +124 @@
 data also significantly increases the uncertainty of the validation
 experiment that may constrain the ability to make unequivocal
-statements~\cite{bates01}. FIXME (Jane): Because?
+statements~\cite{bates01}. 
+FIXME (Jane): Why would that increase the uncertainty?
 FIXME (Phil): references to all of the paragraph above, please
 
@@ -197 +199 @@
 expeditions, have now been made
 available. %~\cite{vigny05,amnon05,kawata05,liu05}. FIXME (Ole): Refs?  
+
 In this section we present the corresponding data necessary to implement 
 the proposed benchmark for each of the three stages of the tsunami's evolution.
@@ -252 +255 @@
 \label{sec:propagation data}
 Once generated, a tsunami will propagate outwards from the source until
-it encounters the shallow water bordering coastal regions. This period
+it encounters the shallow water bordering coastal regions.
+FIXME (Ole): Need to change this definition. I believe propagation takes place all the way to the shore line and not just up to shallow waters.
+
+This period
 of the tsunami evolution is referred to as the propagation stage. The
 height and velocity of the tsunami is dependent on the local
@@ -270 +276 @@
 \item a one second grid created from the digitised Thai Navy
   bathymetry chart, no. 358, which covers Patong Bay and the
-  immediately adjacent regions. (FIXME (Ole): How was the grid created from these digitised points?)
+  immediately adjacent regions. 
+  (FIXME (Ole): How was the grid created from these digitised points?)
 \end{itemize}
 FIXME (Jane): Refs for all these.
@@ -289 +296 @@
 data which was generated by sub-sampling the three second of arc grid from
 NOAA (FIXME (Jane): This was not mentioned in the dots above). 
+
 A subset of the nine second grid was replaced by the three second
 data. Finally, the one second grid was used to approximate the