Training Course on Tsunami Inundation Modelling (Sydney, 5-10 Feb 2012)

At the kind invitation of the Government of Australia, a Training Course on Tsunami Inundation Modelling will be held from February 05 to February 10, 2012 at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.  The training is funded by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) with support from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology and participation from the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

The training Course aims to build on the participants’ knowledge in the field of tsunami inundation modelling and to equip them with the necessary skills to carry out tsunami mitigation research in their home countries.  The syllabus will consist of an introduction to tsunami science and tsunami modelling, and training in the use of the Community Model Interface for Tsunami (ComMIT) software. 

AusAID will be providing funding for participation of selected candidates from the following countries: Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Palau, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu.

The activity is organised in association with UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) as part of capacity building for the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System.