Connecting Soft and Hard: An Integrating Role of Systems Dynamics in Tsunami Modeling and Simulation
Marek Zanker,
Bilal Naji Alhasnawi,
František Babič,
Vladimír Bureš,
Pavel Čech,
Martina Husáková,
Peter Mikulecký,
Tomáš Nacházel,
Daniela Ponce,
Salman Iqbal,
Bishoy E. Sedhom
Affiliations
Marek Zanker
Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Králové, 500 03 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Bilal Naji Alhasnawi
Department of Electricity Techniques, Al-Samawah Technical Institute, Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, Kufa 66001, Iraq
František Babič
Department of Cybernetics and Artificial Intelligence, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Technical University of Košice, Letná 1/9, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia
Vladimír Bureš
Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Králové, 500 03 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Pavel Čech
Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Králové, 500 03 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Martina Husáková
Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Králové, 500 03 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Peter Mikulecký
Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Králové, 500 03 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Tomáš Nacházel
Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Králové, 500 03 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Daniela Ponce
Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Králové, 500 03 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Salman Iqbal
FOMS, Department of Management & Entrepreneurship, University of Central Punjab Lahore, Lahore 54782, Pakistan
Bishoy E. Sedhom
Electrical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, Mansoura City 35516, Egypt
Modeling and simulation have been used to study tsunamis for several decades. We created a review to identify the software and methods used in the last decade of tsunami research. The systematic review was based on the PRISMA methodology. We analyzed 105 articles and identified 27 unique software and 45 unique methods. The reviewed articles can be divided into the following basic categories: exploring historical tsunamis based on tsunami deposits, modeling tsunamis in 3D space, identifying tsunami impacts, exploring relevant variables for tsunamis, creating tsunami impact maps, and comparing simulation results with real data. Based on the outcomes of this review, this study suggests and exemplifies the possibilities of system dynamics as a unifying methodology that can integrate modeling and simulation of most identified phenomena. Hence, it contributes to the development of tsunami modeling as a scientific discipline that can offer new ideas and highlight limitations or a building block for further research in the field of natural disasters.
