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Research Interests
As Emeritus Professor, E.A. Okal continues to carry out research and mentor students in the fields of tsunami generation and propagation, intermediate and deep earthquakes, and methods for quantification of seismic sources. In collaboration with scientists worldwide, he is also engaged in the preservation of analog archives of seismological data, and their conversion to digital support.
Education/Academic qualification
Geophysics, PhD, California Institute of Technology
… → 1978
Doctorat d’Etat, Université Paris VII
… → 1978
Geophysics, MS, Université Paris VI
… → 1972
Agrégation de Physique, Université de Paris
… → 1971
Research interests
- Deep earthquakes
- Preservation of archives of seismological data
- Tsunami generation
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Grants
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Development of Real-Time Tsunami Warning Systems using Continuous GPS
University of Nevada, Reno, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
12/18/07 → 6/30/09
Project: Research project
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The Mw= 6.6 earthquake and tsunami of south Crete on 2020 May 2
Kalligeris, N., Skanavis, V., Melis, N. S., Okal, E. A., Dimitroulia, A., Charalampakis, M., Lynett, P. J. & Synolakis, C. E., Jul 1 2022, In: Geophysical Journal International. 230, 1, p. 480-506 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Tsunami Hazard Along the Eastern African Coast from Mega-Earthquake Sources in the Indian Ocean
Salaree, A. & Okal, E. A., 2022, Advances in Geophysics, Tectonics and Petroleum Geosciences - Proceedings of the 2nd Springer Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences CAJG-2, Tunisia 2019. Meghraoui, M., Sundararajan, N., Banerjee, S., Hinzen, K-G., Eshagh, M., Roure, F., Chaminé, H. I., Maouche, S. & Michard, A. (eds.). Springer Nature, p. 3-5 3 p. (Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Frequency-size distributions of Wadati-Benioff zone and near-boundary intraplate earthquakes: Implications for intermediate and deep seismicity
Todes, J. P., Okal, E. A. & Kirby, S. H., Dec 2021, In: Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors. 321, 106707.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Introduction to “Sixty Years of Modern Tsunami Science, Volume 1: Lessons and Progress”
Kânoğlu, U., Okal, E. A., Baptista, M. A. & Rabinovich, A. B., Dec 2021, In: Pure and Applied Geophysics. 178, 12, p. 4689-4695 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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On the possibility of seismic recording of meteotsunamis
Okal, E. A., Mar 2021, In: Natural Hazards. 106, 2, p. 1125-1147 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Scopus citations