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Table 1. Tsunami waveform data recorded during the tsunami of the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake.

From: Tsunami source area of the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake determined from tsunami arrival times at offshore observation stations

Instrument type, number, location and bathymetry (m)

Initial wave arrival time1

Arrival time for each phase2 Trough Local crest Primary crest

Coastal wave gauges a

      

WS613

Kushiro Port

50.0

15:27 (−2)

U

15:42

WS602

Tomakomai Port

50.7

15:34 (−2.5)

D

15:47

16:04

WS202

Mutsu-Ogawara Port

43.8

15:21 (−2.5)

D

15:29

15:43

WS203

Hachinohe Port

27.7

15:17 (−2)

D

15:38

15:43

x

WS219

Kuji Port

49.5

15:02 (−2)

D

15:21

x

WS205

Sendai New Port

21.3

14:54 (−1)

D

15:33

x

RTK-GPS buoys a

       

GPS807

OffNorthern Iwate

125

14:56 (−2)

D

15:11

15:15

15:19

GPS804

Off Central Iwate

200

14:47

D

14:59

15:07

15:12

GPS802

Off Southern Iwate

204

14:48

D

14:57

15:12

GPS803

Off Northern Miyagi

160

14:47

D

14:56

15:14

GPS801

Off Central Miyagi

144

14:47

D

x

15:17

GPS806

Off Fukushima

137

14:51 (−1)

U

15:04

15:16

Cabled OBPGs

       

KPG1

Off Tokachi 1 b

2218

15:02 (−2)

U

15:05

15:12

KPG2

Off Tokachi 2 b

2210

15:08 (−2)

U

15:11

15:24

TM1

Off Kamaishi 1 c

1618

14:47

U

14:58

15:01

TM2

Off Kamaishi 2 c

1013

14:47

D

14:52

15:05

BOS02

Off Boso 2 d

2090

15:05 (−2)

U

15:21

BOS03

Off Boso 3 d

1898

15:08 (−2)

U

15:24

Tsunami buoy e

       

DART21401

SE off Etorofu Island

5.3×l03

15:44 (−2)

U

15:53

DART buoys f

       

DART21418

NE off Tokyo

5685

15:13 (−0.5)

U

15:19

DART21413

SE off Tokyo

5822

16:02 (−1.5)

U

16:07

  1. af. Sources of waveform data were (a) Port and Harbour Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), (b) Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), (c) Earthquake Research Institute (ERI) at Tokyo University, (d) Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), (e) Russian Far Eastern Regional Hydrometeorological Research Institute (RFERHRI), (f) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
  2. 1. Bold numbers indicate almost identical arrival times for seismic and tsunami waves. Numbers in parentheses are corrections (minutes) to allow for rupture velocity. The direction of the initial deflection of the tsunami waveform is indicated by U (up) and D (down).
  3. 2. The cells containing “x” indicate no data and cells containing “-” indicate no corresponding phase in the tsunami waveform.