Hydrospatial: Science Coastal Flooding + Detection & Response for Tsunami

What:

Talk

When:

2:30 PM, Wednesday 22 Jul 2020 (45 minutes)

Breaks:

Break 03:15 PM to 03:30 PM (15 minutes)

Where:

Virtual Meeting Space - Room 2 Virtual session

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How:

Ocean, Marine & Coastal Hydro(Geo)spatial Management is critical for the Blue Economy. Much knowledge, data, information and coordination are needed for the marine and coastal sector in time of disruption to maintain safe and efficient operations.

This session will cover the scientific basis; the detection and the response of Earthquake in the Canadian coastal zone and underwater that could potentially generate ocean coastal flooding & Tsunamis. The session will be as follows:

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•14:30 Introduction - Denis Hains, H2i;

••14:32 National Scale GIS for Assessment of Hazards - Dr. Daniel Lebel & Gwyn Lintern, NRCan;

•••14:48 Detecting & Responding to Great Waves! - Mark Leblanc, DFO & David McCormack, NRCan;

••••15:04 Live Q&As.

•••••15:15 End of Session.