Table 2 Comparison of the maximum tsunami heights at seven locations computed from the reference tsunami of the giant earthquake (Mw8.8) and the assimilations using the interpolation where control factor α ranges from 1 to 3 (see Fig. 4)
Location | Reference | α = 1 | α = 2 | α = 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Max. heights (m) | Max. heights, (ratio) (m) | Max. heights, (ratio) (m) | Max. heights, (ratio) (m) | |
Hanasaki | 13.6 | 3.93, (0.29) | 14.2, (1.04) | 14.9, (1.10) |
Kushiro | 10.5 | 7.99, (0.76) | 10.8, (1.03) | 15.2, (1.45) |
Hiroo | 17.8 | 8.88, (0.50) | 21.2, (1.19) | 28.0, (1.57) |
Urakawa | 4.21 | 1.69, (0.40) | 3.96, (0.94) | 4.92, (1.17) |
Hachinohe | 4.40 | 4.20, (0.95) | 7.58, (1.72) | 10.3, (2.34) |
Miyako | 5.79 | 3.54, (0.61) | 6.30, (1.09) | 7.99, (1.38) |
Kesennuma | 2.84 | 2.80, (0.99) | 2.77, (0.98) | 3.37, (1.19) |
Average | 8.45 | 4.72, (0.64) | 9.54, (1.14) | 12.1, (1.46) |