South China Sea Tsunami Workshop 2007, SCSTW 2007

Program

The workshop is planned for three days. During the first two days (December 5-6) the workshop will be held in Academia Sinica, Taipei, which has the following address:

Institute of Earth Science,
Academia Sinica
128, Sec. 2, Academia Rd.,
Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

In the third day (December 7) a field trip will be arranged to visit the Center for Space and Remote Sensing Research at NationalCentralUniversity (Taoyuan, Taiwan) and the Tainan Hydraulics Laboratory at NationalChengKungUniversity, located in Tainan, Taiwan.

December 5

08:00 – 09:00
Registration
09:00 – 09:30
Welcome and opening remarks
- Prof. Bor-ming Jahn, Director
  Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica
- Prof. Wing Ip, Vice President
  National Central University
- Dr. Robert Y. Lai, Chairman
  National Applied Research Laboratories

09:30 – 10:15
Present practice of tsunami warning system and hazard mitigation programs in Japan
- Dr. N. Shuto, Nihon University, Japan
10:15 – 10:30
Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:15
Overview of on-going activities on tsunami warning systems and tsunami hazard mitigation in Indian Ocean and presentation of the framework for South China Sea Initiative
- Prof. P. L.-F. Liu, Cornell University, USA
11:15 – 11:45
A review on the characteristics of Manila (Luzon) subduction zone and other potential tsunami generation source regions in the South China Sea
- Prof. S-K. Hsu, National CentralUniversity, Taiwan
11:45 – 12:15
An overview of current tsunami research activities in Taiwan
- Prof. Tso-ren Wu, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
12:15 – 13:30
Lunch
13:30 – 14:00
Current tsunami research activities in Philippines
- Prof. E. G. Marquez, University of the Philippines
14:00 – 14:30
On-going tsunami research in Tsunami Research Group, Bandung Institute of Technology
- Prof. H. Latief, Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia
14:30 – 15:00
Overview of Singapore Tsunami Research Program
- Dr. P. Tkalich, National University of Singapore, Singapore
15:00 – 15:15
Coffee Break
15:15 – 15:45
Tsunami research in Malaysia post Andaman 2004 tsunami: A country overview
- Prof. H. L. Koh, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
16:15 – 16:45
The Effect of tsunamis generated in Manila trench on the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand
- Prof. A. Ruangrassamee, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
16:45 – 17:15
Current tsunami research activities in Vietnam
- Prof. V. T. Ca, Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, Vietnam
17:15 – 17:45
Current tsunami research activities in China
- Prof. H. Liu, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University, China
17:45 – 18:15
General discussions

December 6

08:30 – 08:50
Long-term earthquake potential modeling around Sunda Arc: A case study of Sumatra plate margin
- Dr. W. Triyoso, Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia
08:50 – 09:10
Tsunami source mechanisms in the Philippine archipelago
- Dr. C. Dimalanta, University of the Philippines, Philippines
09:10 – 09:30
The subduction zones of Ryukyu, Manila and Philippine Trenches: Tsunamigenic or nontsunamigenic? The necessity of ocean - bottom crustal deformation and GPS measurements
- Prof. M. Ando, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
09:30 – 09:50
Fault mechanism and essential fault parameters for tsunamigenic earthquake in South China Sea
- Prof. S-H. Chew, NationalUniversity of Singapore
09:50 – 10:10
Review of seismic activities in the Manila - Taiwan subduction zone
- Prof. P. F. Chen, National Central University, Taiwan
10:10 – 10:30
Possible future rupture scenarios of the Manila trench
- Prof. K. Megawati, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

10:30 – 10:45
Tsunami hazard near Taiwan and implications for rheological stratification under Taiwan
- Prof. D. A. Yuen, University of Minnesota, USA
10:45 – 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 – 11:20
Numerical simulation of tsunami propagation and inundation on the West-coast of South China Sea
- Prof. P. D. Hieu, HanoiUniversity of Science
11:20 – 11:40
Modeling of tsunami run-up and inundation in Singapore
- Prof. Z. Huang, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
11:40 – 12:00
Tsunami runup and inundation simulation in Malaysia including the role of mangroves
- Ms. S. Yean, The Universiti Sains, Malaysia
12:00 – 12:20
A numerical model for tsunami runup calculation
- Prof. V. T. Ca, Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, Vietnam
12:20 – 13:30
Lunch
13:30 – 13:50
Taiwan seismic network status and plans for seismic monitoring cooperation with countries surrounding the South China Sea
- Dr. B-S. Huang, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
13:50 – 14:10
Construction of the marine earthquake and tsunami monitoring stations
- Dr. Y. Zhu, Earthquake Admin. of Shanghai Municipality, China
14:10 – 14:30
Current initiatives on the development of tsunami early warning systems in the South China Sea region
- Dr. B. Bautista, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, Philippines
14:30 – 14:50
The roles and responsibilities of the Institute ofGeophysics (IGP) in tsunami research, and early warnings for Vietnam
- Prof. B. C. Que, IGP, Vietnam
14:50 – 15:10
Effect of sea-dikes on tsunami run-up
- Dr. K-S. Hwang, National Cheng-Kung University, Taiwan
15:10 – 15:30
Simulating mangrove succession and recovery after tsunami
- Ms. S. Yean, The Universiti Sains, Malaysia
15:30 – 15:45
Coffee Break
15:45 – 17:00
General discussion on the future plans for SCS initiatives

December 7

There will be a field trip to the Center for Space and Remote Sensing at National Central University, Jhongli and the Tainan Hydraulic Laboratoryat National ChengKung University, Tainan. This field trip requires advance registration. The deadline for the registration is 31 October, 2007.

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