Table 1 Parameters used as input values for tsunami simulation.

From: Tsunamis caused by submarine slope failures along western Great Bahama Bank

 

Parameters of landslides and margin collapse

Partial landslide (small)

Single landslide (large)

Potential future landslide

Margin collapse

Height b [m]

150

150

80

350

Width w [m]

3,700

9,000

40,000

12,000

Length T [m]

3,500

3,500

6,000

7,000

Slope [deg]

3.3°

3.3°

Outrun angle*

−180

−180

−180

−130

Depth [mbsl]

600

600

430–450

60

Volume [km3]

0.50

1.41

5.73

8.77

Terminal landslide velocity [ms−1]

20, 35.8**

20, 38.7**

20, 48.32**

20, 60.25**

  1. *Direction of landslide counterclockwise from East.
  2. **Calculated for worst-case scenario.