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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.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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 keywords
- Deep earthquakes
- Preservation of archives of seismological data
- Tsunami generation
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Grants
- 16 Finished
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Tsunami Warning and Ionosphere Seismic Tomography (TWIST)
Okal, E. A. (PD/PI)
1/1/13 → 6/30/15
Project: Research project
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Collaborative Research: Explosive Ice-Shelf Disintegration
Okal, E. A. (PD/PI)
4/1/10 → 3/31/14
Project: Research project
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Acquisition of Computing Environment for Geophysical Research at Northwestern's Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
van der Lee, S. (PD/PI), Bina, C. R. (Co-PD/PI), Jurdy, D. M. (Co-PD/PI), Okal, E. A. (Co-PD/PI) & Stein, S. A. (Co-PD/PI)
9/1/09 → 8/31/11
Project: Research project
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Development of Real-Time Tsunami Warning Systems using Continuous GPS
Stein, S. A. (PD/PI) & Okal, E. A. (Co-PD/PI)
University of Nevada, Reno, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
12/18/07 → 6/30/09
Project: Research project
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CubeSat GPS Observation of Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances After the 2022 Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai Volcanic Eruption and Its Potential Use for Tsunami Warning
Han, S. C., McClusky, S., Mikesell, T. D., Rolland, L., Okal, E. & Benson, C., Apr 2023, In: Earth and Space Science. 10, 4, e2022EA002586.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access10 Scopus citations -
Introduction to “Sixty Years of Modern Tsunami Science, Volume 2: Challenges”
Kânoğlu, U., Rabinovich, A. B., Okal, E. A., Pattiaratchi, C., Baptista, M. A., Zamora, N. & Catalán, P. A., May 2023, In: Pure and Applied Geophysics. 180, 5, p. 1541-1547 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
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
Open Access7 Scopus citations -
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
Open Access2 Scopus citations