By producing original data on the seismotectonics of the East Indonesia, this project offers a breakthrough in earthquake/tsunami risk assessment and building resilience with benefits to several countries including Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Palau and East Timor.
Lack of enough data on the seismotectonics has been a major regional challenge for the development of earthquake/tsunami resilience in this region. Unlike west Indonesia which has been the target of numerous studies in post-2004 era, little data is available for East Indonesia. It is now confirmed that East Indonesia accommodates equallydangerous tectonic setting capable of generating tragedies similar to that of the 2004 in Sumatra. Here, by bringing together a team of competent engineers (Brunel University London- BUL), geologists (IndonesianInstitute of Sciences- LIPI) and geophysicist (Agency for the Assessment & Application of Technology- BPPT), this project build on the existing expertise and knowledge in the UK and Indonesia on seismotectonics [LIPI], tsunami/earthquake simulations [BUL] and marine seismic explorations [BPPT] to generate original data and apply them for building resilience.
This project includes four Work Packages (WP) two of which are devoted to data generation: WP-1 for geological and seismotectonic studies through extensive field works supported by numerical simulations; WP-2 for marine 2D seismic reflection survey. The other two WPs exploit the generated data for building resilience: WP-3 for defining tsunami/earthquake scenarios and numerical simulations of tsunamis; WP-4 for earthquake and tsunami resilience policies and guidelines. Implementation of the resilience guidelines in pilot communities in Ambon and Amahai is planned.
Peer-reviewed journal articles
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- Wang, Y., Maeda, T., Satake, K., Heidarzadeh, M., Su, H., Sheehan, A.F., Gusman, A.R. (2019). Tsunami Data Assimilation Without a Dense Observation Network. Geophysical Research Letters, 46, doi: 10.1029/2018GL080930. [pdf]
- Heidarzadeh, M., Tappin, D.R., Ishibe, T. (2019). Modeling the large runup along a narrow segment of the Kaikoura coast, New Zealand following the November 2016 tsunami from a potential landslide. Ocean Engineering, 175, 113-121. doi: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2019.02.024.
- Heidarzadeh, M., Muhari, A., Wijanarto, A.B. (2018). Insights on the source of the 28 September 2018 Sulawesi tsunami, Indonesia based on spectral analyses and numerical simulations. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 176, 25–43. doi: 10.1007/s00024-018-2065-9.
- Heidarzadeh, M., Teeuw, R., Day, S., Solana, C. (2018). Storm wave runups and sea level variations for the September 2017 Hurricane Maria along the coast of Dominica, eastern Caribbean Sea: evidence from field surveys and sea level data analysis. Coastal Engineering Journal, 60 (3), 371–384, doi: 10.1080/21664250.2018.1546269.
- Heidarzadeh, M., Mirghasemi, A.A., Niroomand, H., Eslamian, F. (2018). Construction and performance of the Karkheh Dam Complementary Cut-off Wall: an innovative engineering solution. International Journal of Civil Engineering, doi: 10.1007/s40999-018-0370-4.
- Heidarzadeh, M., Satake, K., Takagawa, T., Rabinovich, A. and Kusumoto, S. (2018). A comparative study of far-field tsunami amplitudes and ocean-wide propagation properties: Insight from major trans-Pacific tsunamis of 2010-2015. Geophysical Journal International, 215, 22-36. doi: 10.1093/gji/ggy265.
- Heidarzadeh, M., Gusman, A. R. (2018). Application of dense offshore tsunami observations from Ocean Bottom Pressure Gauges (OBPGs) for tsunami research and early warnings. In: Geological Disaster Monitoring Based on Sensor Networks, 7-22, doi: 10.1007/978-981-13-0992-2_2.
- Heidarzadeh, M., Ishibe, T., Harada, T. (2018). Constraining the source of the Mw 8.1 Chiapas, Mexico earthquake of 8 September 2017 using teleseismic and tsunami observations. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 175(6), 1925–1938. doi: 10.1007/s00024-018-1837-6.
- Heidarzadeh, M., Necmioglu, O., Ishibe, T., Yalciner, A.C. (2017). Bodrum-Kos (Turkey-Greece) Mw 6.6 earthquake and tsunami of 20 July 2017: a test for the Mediterranean tsunami warning system. Geoscience Letters, 4:31, doi: 10.1186/s40562-017-0097-0.
- Heidarzadeh, M., Harada, T., Satake, K., Ishibe, T., Takagawa, T. (2017). Tsunamis from strike-slip earthquakes in the Wharton Basin, northeast Indian Ocean: March 2016 Mw 7.8 event and its relationship with the April 2012 Mw 8.6 event. Geophysical Journal International, 47(3), 1601-1612, doi: 10.1093/gji/ggx395.
- Heidarzadeh, M., Satake, K. (2017). Possible dual earthquake–landslide source of the 13 November 2016 Kaikoura, New Zealand tsunami. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 174(10), 3737–3749, doi: 10.1007/s00024-017-1637-4.
- Fu, L., Heidarzadeh, M., Cukur, D., Chiocci, F. L., Ridente, D., Gross, F., Bialas, J., Krastel, S. (2017). Tsunamigenic potential of a newly discovered active fault zone in the outer Messina Strait, Southern Italy. Geophysical Research Letters, 44 (5),2427–2435.
- Heidarzadeh, M., Murotani, S., Satake, K., Takagawa, T., Saito, T. (2017). Fault size and depth extent of the Ecuador earthquake (Mw 7.8) of 16 April 2016 from teleseismic and tsunami data. Geophysical Research Letters, 44 (5),2211–2219.
- Heidarzadeh, M., Satake, K. (2017). A Combined Earthquake-Landslide Source Model for the Tsunami from the 27 November 1945 M 8.1 Makran Earthquake. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 107 (2), 1033-1040, doi: 10.1785/0120160196.
- Satake, K., and Heidarzadeh, M. (2017). A review of source models of the 2015 Illapel, Chile earthquake and insights from tsunami data. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 174 (1), 1-9.
- Gusman, A., Mulia, I.E., Satake, K., Watada, S., Heidarzadeh, M., Sheehan, A.F. (2016). Estimate of tsunami source using optimized unit sources and including dispersion effects during tsunami propagation: the 2012 Haida Gwaii earthquake. Geophysical Research Letters, 43 (18), 9819–9828. [pdf]
- Heidarzadeh, M., Harada, T., Satake, K., Ishibe, T., Gusman, A. (2016). Comparative study of two tsunamigenic earthquakes in the Solomon Islands: 2015 Mw 7.0 normal-fault and 2013 Santa Cruz Mw 8.0 megathrust earthquakes. Geophysical Research Letters, 43 (9), 4340–4349.
- Gusman, A.R., Sheehan, A., Satake, K., Heidarzadeh, M., Mulia, I.E., Maeda, E. (2016). Tsunami data assimilation of Cascadia seafloor pressure gauge records from the 2012 Haida Gwaii earthquake. Geophysical Research Letters, 43 (9), 4189–4196.
- Heidarzadeh, M., Murotani, S., Satake, K., Ishibe, T., Gusman, A.R. (2016). Source model of the 16 September 2015 Illapel, Chile Mw 8.4 earthquake based on teleseismic and tsunami data. Geophysical Research Letters, 43 (2), 643–650.
- Sheehan, A., Gusman, A.R., Heidarzadeh, M., & Satake, K. (2015). Array observations of the 2012 Haida Gwaii tsunami using Cascadia Initiative absolute and differential seafloor pressure gauges. Seismological Research Letters, 86(5), 1278-1286.
- Heidarzadeh, M., Gusman, A.R., Harada, T., & Satake, K. (2015). Tsunamis from the 29 March and 5 May 2015 Papua New Guinea earthquake doublet (Mw 7.5) and tsunamigenic potential of the New Britain trench. Geophysical Research Letters, 42 (14), 5958-5965.
- Heidarzadeh, M., & Satake, K. (2015). Source properties of the 17 July 1998 Papua New Guinea tsunami based on tide gauge records. Geophysical Journal International, 202 (1), 361-369.
- Heidarzadeh, M., Mirghasemi, A.A., and Niroomand, H., (2015), Construction of relief wells under artesian flow conditions at dam toes: engineering experiences from Karkheh dam, Iran. International Journal of Civil Engineering, 13 (1), 73-80.
- Heidarzadeh, M. (2015). Tsunami Risk, Preparedness and Warning System in Pakistan. In: Disaster Risk Reduction Approaches in Pakistan (pp. 119-129). Springer International publishing.
- Heidarzadeh, M., & Satake, K. (2015). New Insights into the Source of the Makran Tsunami of 27 November 1945 from Tsunami Waveforms and Coastal Deformation Data. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 172 (3), 621–640.
- Nassiraei, H., Heidarzadeh, M., Shafieefar, M. (2015). Numerical simulation of long waves (tsunamis) forces on caisson breakwaters. Sharif: Civil Engineering, 32 (2), 3-12. (in Persian with English abstract).
- Gusman, A. R., Murotani, S., Satake, K., Heidarzadeh, M., Gunawan, E., Watada, S., & Schurr, B. (2015). Fault slip distribution of the 2014 Iquique, Chile, earthquake estimated from ocean-wide tsunami waveforms and GPS data. Geophysical Research Letters, 42, 1053-1060.
- Heidarzadeh, M., Satake, K., Murotani, S., Gusman, A. R., Watada, S. (2015). Deep-Water Characteristics of the Trans-Pacific Tsunami from the 1 April 2014 M w 8.2 Iquique, Chile Earthquake. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 172 (3), 719–730.
- Heidarzadeh, M., Krastel, S., & Yalciner, A. C. (2014). The State-of-the-Art Numerical Tools for Modeling Landslide Tsunamis: A Short Review. In: Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences, Chapter 43, 483-495, ISBN: 978-3-319-00971-1, Springer International publishing.
- Heidarzadeh, M., & Satake, K. (2014). Possible sources of the tsunami observed in the northwestern Indian Ocean following the 2013 September 24Mw 7.7 Pakistan inland earthquake. Geophysical Journal International, 199 (2), 752-766. [pdf]
- Heidarzadeh, M., & Satake, K. (2014). Excitation of Basin-Wide Modes of the Pacific Ocean Following the March 2011 Tohoku Tsunami. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 171 (12), 3405–3419.
- Yalciner, A. C., Zaytsev, A., Aytore, B., Insel, I., Heidarzadeh, M., Kian, R., & Imamura, F. (2014). A Possible Submarine Landslide and Associated Tsunami at the Northwest Nile Delta, Mediterranean Sea. Oceanography, 27(2), 68-75.
- Heidarzadeh, M., & Satake, K. (2014). The El Salvador and Philippines Tsunamis of August 2012: Insights from Sea Level Data Analysis and Numerical Modeling. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 171 (12), 3437–3455. [pdf]
- Lindhorst, K., Krastel, S., Papenberg, C., & Heidarzadeh, M. (2014). Modeling Submarine Landslide-Generated Waves in Lake Ohrid, Macedonia/Albania. In: Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences, Chapter 44, 497-506, ISBN: 978-3-319-00971-1, Springer International Publishing. [pdf]
- Schwab, J., Krastel, S., Heidarzadeh, M., & Brune, S. (2014). Modeling of Potential Landslide Tsunami Hazards Off Western Thailand (Andaman Sea). In: Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences, Chapter 46, 517-527, ISBN: 978-3-319-00971-1.
- Heidarzadeh, M., Mirghasemi, A., Eslamian, F., Sadr-Lahijani, S. (2013). Application of cement grouting for stabilization of coarse materials. International Journal of Civil Engineering, 11(1), 71-77.
- Heidarzadeh, M., & Satake, K. (2013). The 21 May 2003 tsunami in the Western Mediterranean Sea: Statistical and wavelet analyses. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 170 (9), 1449-1462.
- Heidarzadeh, M., & Satake, K. (2013). Waveform and spectral analyses of the 2011 Japan tsunami records on tide gauge and DART stations across the Pacific Ocean. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 170 (6), 1275-1293.
- Mori, N., Takahashi, T., and The 2011 Tohoku Earthquake Tsunami Joint Survey Group, (2012), Nationwide post event survey and analysis of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake tsunami. Coastal Engineering Journal, 54 (1), 1-27.
- Tsuji, Y., Satake, K., Ishibe, T., Kusumoto, S., Harada, T., Nishiyama, A., Kim, H. Y, Ueno, T., Murotani, S., Oki, S., Sugimoto, M., Tomari, J., Heidarzadeh, M., Watada, S., Imai, K., Choi, B. H., Yoon, S. B., Bae, J. S., Kim, K. O., Kim, H.W., (2011), Field surveys of tsunami heights from the 2011 off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku, Japan Earthquake. Bulletin of Earthquake Research Institute of University of Tokyo, 86, 29-279.
- Heidarzadeh, M., Kijko, A. (2011). A probabilistic tsunami hazard assessment for the Makran subduction zone at the northwestern Indian Ocean. Natural Hazards, 56 (3), 577-593.
- Heidarzadeh, M. (2011). Major tsunami risk from splay faulting. In: The Tsunami Threat – Research and Technology, Chapter 5, 67-80. ISBN: 978-953-307-552-5, INTECH International publishing.
- Heidarzadeh, M., Pirooz M.D., Zaker N.H., (2010), Numerical modeling of generation and propagation of tsunami waves along the southern coast of Iran, Journal of Civil and Surveying Engineering, 44 (2), 165-180. (in Persian with English abstract).
- Heidarzadeh, M., Pirooz, M.D., Zaker, N.H., Yalciner, A.C. (2009), Modeling the near-field effects of the worst possible tsunami in the Makran subduction zone. Ocean Engineering, 36 (5), 368–376.
- Heidarzadeh, M., Pirooz, M.D., Zaker, N.H., Yalciner, A.C. (2009), Preliminary estimation of the tsunami hazards associated with the Makran subduction zone at the northwestern Indian Ocean. Natural Hazards, 48 (2), 229-243.
- Heidarzadeh, M., Pirooz M.D., Zaker N.H., (2009), Propagation pattern and tsunami travel time charts for the Iranian southern coastlines for use in the tsunami warning system, Modares Technical and Engineering, 36, 111-128. (in Persian with English abstract).
- Heidarzadeh, M., Pirooz, M.D., Zaker, N.H., Yalciner, A.C., Mokhtari, M., and Esmaeily, A. (2008), Historical tsunami in the Makran subduction zone off the southern coasts of Iran and Pakistan and results of numerical modeling.Ocean Engineering, 35 (8-9), 774-786.
- Heidarzadeh, M., Pirooz, M.D., Zaker, N.H., Synolakis, C.E., (2008), Evaluating tsunami hazard in the northwestern Indian Ocean. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 165 (11), 2045–2058.
- Heidarzadeh, M., Pirooz, M.D., Zaker, N.H., Mokhtari, M., (2008), History of tsunami occurrences and assessment of tsunami generation potential of the Makran subduction zone, Geosciences Scientific Quarterly Journal, 18 (68), 150-169. (in Persian with English abstract).
- Heidarzadeh, M., Pirooz M.D., Zaker N.H., Mokhtari M., (2007), Evaluating the potential for tsunami Ggneration in southern Iran. International Journal of Civil Engineering, 5 (4), 312-329.
- Zahrai, S.M., Heidarzadeh, M. (2007). Destructive effects of the 2003 Bam Earthquake on structures. Asian Journal of Civil Engineering, 8(3), 329-342.
- Heidarzadeh, M., Mirghasemi, A.A., and Etemadzadeh, S.M., (2007), Experimental study of chemical grouting of conglomerate foundations, International Journal of Civil Engineering, 5 (1), 66-83.
- Heidarzadeh, M., Pirooz, M.D., Zaker, N.H., Mokhtari, M., (2008), Assessment of tsunami generation potential and presenting a tsunami warning system for southern coasts of Iran bordering the Indian Ocean, Sharif: Civil Engineering, 44, 45-58. (in Persian with English abstract).
- Heidarzadeh, M., Mirghasemi, A.A., and Etemadzadeh, S.M., (2006), Utilization of chemical grouting for water sealing of part of Karkheh dam foundation, Sharif: Civil Engineering, 35, 77-88. (in Persian with English abstract).
- Heidarzadeh, M., Zahrai, S.M., (2006), Assessment of the application of tuned liquid dampers for structural motion control subjected to earthquake excitations and using nonlinear elasto-plastic analysis, Journal of Faculty of Engineering, 40 (5), 763-768. (in Persian with English abstract). [pdf]
- Zahrai, S.M., and Heidarzadeh, M., (2004), Tuned liquid dampers for passive control of structures. Research Bulletin of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, 7 (1), 37-46. (in Persian with English abstract).
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