Session: Modeling and Simulation of Dangerous Phenomena, and Innovative Techniques for Hazard Evaluation, Mapping, and Mitigation

Tuesday, 7 October 2008: 1:30 PM

George R. Brown Convention Center, 320ABC

Presiding:

Michael F. Sheridan , Giulio G.R. Iovine , Manuel Pastor and Marcus Bursik

1:30 PM

1:45 PM

Monitoring and Modeling Active Volcanoes Using near-Continuous Fumarole Temperature Measurements
Sophie C.P. Pearson, University of South Florida; Charles B. Connor, University of South Florida; Ward E. Sanford, U.S. Geological Survey

2:00 PM

FLOWGO - a Thermo-Rheological Model for Determining the Lengths of Channelized Lava Flows
Scott K. Rowland, University of Hawai'i; Andrew J.L. Harris, University of Hawai'i; Harold Garbeil, University of Hawai'i; Robert Wright, University of Hawai'i

2:15 PM

A 1D Numerical Code to Simulate Sediment Transport in Alluvial Channels
Donatella Termini, University of Palermo

2:30 PM

The Effect of Pixel Size on Cartographic Representation of Shallow and Deep-Seated Landslide, and Its Collateral Effects on the Forecasting of Landslides by SINMAP and Multiple Logistic Regression Landslide Models
Gabriel Legorreta-Paulin, Washington State; Marcus Bursik, SUNY at Buffalo; José Lugo Hubp, Instituto de Geografía, UNAM; José Juan Zamorano Orozco, Instituto de Geografía, UNAM

2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

Mobility, Runout and Inundation Zone Analyses of Hazardous Gravity-Driven Volcanic Phenomena: Preliminary Results from Turrialba Volcano, Costa Rica
Rodrigo del Potro, OVSICORI; Marcel Hürlimann, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC); François Robichaud, University of Sherbrooke

3:15 PM

Landslide Susceptibility and Hazard Assessment for Lined Structures: Railway Kralovany – Liptovsky Mikulas (Slovak Republic) Case Study
Martin Bednarik, Comenius University; Barbora Magulová, Comenius University; Mirko Matys, Comenius University

3:30 PM

3:45 PM

Landslide Motion Prediction by Geotechnical Model Adopting An Apparent-Friction Model
Fawu Wang, Kyoto University; Kyoji Sassa, Internation Consortoum on Landslides

4:05 PM

Paper Withdrawn

4:20 PM

4:35 PM

Global ANALYSIS of the Earth's Seismic Activity since the 80'S and General Lessons Learnt
Septimus Mara, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development; Serban-Nicolae Vlad, The Ecological University

4:50 PM

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270 T111. Modeling and Simulation of Dangerous Phenomena, and Innovative Techniques for Hazard Evaluation, Mapping, and Mitigation(Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)