JWG M.6: How marine geodesy can better contribute tocoastal hazards assessment and mitigation

Chair: Morelia Urlaub (Germany)
Vice-Chair: Lifeng Bao (China)
Affiliation: Commission 3

Terms of Reference

Seafloor deformation over long and short time scales can cause hazards to human life, marine ecosystems, and maritime activities. They can be subdivided into those that act on long time scales (e.g. sea level rise or ocean tidal changes) and those that act on short time scales (e.g. tsunami sources such as earthquakes and landslides or submarine volcanic activity). Monitoring is possible with remote sensing techniques from satellites and ships as well as with instrumentation on the ground (the seafloor).

Objectives

This group aims to explore how seafloor geodesy can help to better understand and detect hazardous seafloor movements. We aim to collate studies that characterise hazardous seafloor movements and to provide a platform for scientific and practical exchange for applications of seafloor geodesy to marine geohazards.

Program of Activities

We collate current publications. Regular meetings and attracting more members arethe key activities for the upcoming period.

Members

• Morelia Urlaub (Germany); Chair
• Lifeng Bao (China); Vice-Chair