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Oral Programme Topic 1

Topic 1

Global Change and Natural Disasters (earthquakes, floods, landslides, volcanoes, tsunamis, etc.)
Convener: Ken Tokeshi 
Oral Programme
 / Mon, 12 Nov, 15:00–19:00  / Room Paraninfo Universitario
 / Tue, 13 Nov, 09:00–10:40  / Room Paraninfo Universitario
Poster Programme
 / Attendance Tue, 13 Nov, 17:20–19:00  / Display Mon, 12 Nov, 09:00–Fri, 16 Nov, 13:00  / Poster Area

Monday, 12 November 2012
Room Paraninfo Universitario
Chairperson: O. Macedo
15:00–15:40
AvH8-21
Bending of the Bolivian orocline and structural evolution of the Andes of Southern Peru (keynote lecture)
P. Roperch and V. Carlotto
15:40–16:00
AvH8-5
A common feature in latitudinal dependence of different geophysical processes occurring on the rotating Earth
E. Sasorova, B. Levin, and M. Rodkin
16:00–16:20
AvH8-15
The Dead Sea Fault system wrought havoc and brought life in the biblical Hazor, a word heritage site in northern Israel
R. Weinberger, A. Sneh, and E. Shalev
16:20–16:40
AvH8-46
2011 Japan tsunami observations and inundation velocity measurements from survivor videos using LiDAR
H. M. Fritz, D. A. Phillips, A. Okayasu, T. Shimozono, H. Liu, F. Mohammed, V. Skanavis, C.E. Synolakis, and T. Takahashi
16:40–17:00
AvH8-50
Tsunamis generated by 3D granular landslides in various scenarios
H. M. Fritz, B. C. McFall, and F. Mohammed
Coffee Break
17:20–17:40
AvH8-39
Altimeter Calibration and Tectonics Inference Oceanographic Network (ACTION) for OSTM, SWOT, and the Tsunami Warning System in Eastern Mediterranean
E. C. Pavlis, D. Paradissis, K. Evans, P. Milas, B. A. Massinas, and X. Frantzis
17:40–18:00
AvH8-14
Global change and massive soil erosion endangering world heritage ancient desert agriculture in the Middle East
Y. Avni, N. Porat, and G. Avni
18:00–18:20
AvH8-26
An analysis of the effects of climate change on the probability of disastrous floods in Venice
P. Lionello, D. Conte, and L. Scarascia
18:20–18:40
AvH8-30
Climate change projections over the Western Mediterranean. Driving conditions or physical procesess: what is introducing more uncertainty in regional climate change projections?
J.P. Montavez, S. Jerez, J.J Gomez-Navarro, J.A. Garcia-Valero, and P Jimenez-Guerrero
18:40–19:00
AvH8-63
Trends and analyses of extreme events since 1970 in the Cusco and Apurímac regions, southern Peru
C. Huggel, A. Raissig, G. Romero, A. Díaz, M. Rohrer, N. Salzmann, A. Díaz, and D. Acuña

Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Room Paraninfo Universitario
Chairperson: C. Huggel
09:00–09:20
AvH8-81
Surveillance of Peruvian active volcanoes (invited)
O. Macedo
09:20–09:40
AvH8-17
Regional-specific differences in the formation of glacier lakes and their hazard potential in the Central Andes
L. Iturrizaga
09:40–10:00 AvH8-57
Changing Freshwater Regimes and Sea Level Rise in Bengal Delta: Implications for World's Largest Mangrove Forest, The Sundarbans (withdrawn)
A S Akanda and S Islam
10:00–10:20
AvH8-73
Water Sustainability in the Peruvian Andes with Accelerated Glacier Retreat: The Case of Mantaro Valley
P. Lagos, B. Mark, J. McKenzie, M. Baraer, and R. Zubieta
10:20–10:40 AvH8-74
Implication of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake on assessment of tsunami hazard and risk in coastal areas of the Pacifi (withdrawn)
V.K. Gusiakov