@article{fdi:010049473,
  title = {{L}andslide tsunami vulnerability in the {L}igurian {S}ea : case study of the 1979 {O}ctober 16 {N}ice international airport submarine landslide and of identified geological mass failures},
  author = {{I}oualalen, {M}ansour and {M}igeon, {S}. and {S}ardoux, {O}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {L}igurian sea, at the {F}rance-{I}taly boarder of the {M}editerranean {S}ea, has experienced in the past numerous submarine landslides within its very near continental slope, the continental shelf being very narrow. {T}he most recent occurred on the 1979 {O}ctober 16 near {N}ice international airport and generated tsunami waves of order 3 m of amplitude in some specific locations. {M}ore ancient landslides are also easily identified through bathymetric surveys of the seafloor. {F}or the 1979 event we propose two distinct tsunamigenic landslides based on identified scars observable on the seafloor. {T}he first one corresponds to the volume {V}ol1 that slid at the airport (in shallow water) while the second one corresponds to the more substantial volume {V}ol2 that has been localized at the slope. {F}ormer studies indicate that only the combination of the two slides may explain the event. {W}e complement these studies by asserting that when the two slides are taken separately, they already explain a significant (although not a total) part of the event: {V}ol1 explains partly the tsunami observations in the vicinity of the airport while {V}ol2 contributes to explain the ones away from the area, in particular at {A}ntibes where the highest wave has been observed. {T}he modelling effort is then extended to evaluate the tsunamigenesis of selected (but representative) former landslides having a clear scar signature. {T}he vulnerability of the area to landslide-triggered tsunami is then proposed to discussion along with possible mechanisms that can be responsible for local wave amplification.},
  keywords = {{N}umerical solutions ; {T}sunamis ; {S}ubmarine landslides ; {E}urope ; {FRANCE} ; {ITALIE} ; {LIGURIE} {MER} ; {NICE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{G}eophysical {J}ournal {I}nternational},
  volume = {181},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {724--740},
  ISSN = {0956-540{X}},
  year = {2010},
  DOI = {10.1111/j.1365-246{X}.2010.04572.x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010049473},
}