Tsunami Newsletter

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Tsunamis
ISBN : STANFORD:36105132732947

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Tsunami Newsletter by Anonim Pdf

Author : Robert L. Wiegel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Tsunamis
ISBN : UCBK:C072484990

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Tsunami Information Sources by Robert L. Wiegel Pdf

Author : National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program (U.S.). Steering Committee. Tsunami Mitigation Subcommittee,Chris Jonientz-Trisler,Jeanette Mullin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Emergency management
ISBN : UCR:31210024929539

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1997-1999 Activities of the Tsunami Mitigation Subcommittee by National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program (U.S.). Steering Committee. Tsunami Mitigation Subcommittee,Chris Jonientz-Trisler,Jeanette Mullin Pdf

"The purpose of this report is to document progress and disseminate information about tsunami hazard mitigation products and activities supported by the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program (NTHMP). The States of Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington have highlighted products and activities as models for other states and territories based upon their success or expected success in reducing tsunami hazards"--Page 1

Author : Richard Hamblyn
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781780234168

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Tsunami by Richard Hamblyn Pdf

When the earthquake that struck the Solomon Islands in 2013 produced tsunami waves that damaged the country’s infrastructure, it was one in a recent string of reminders of the devastating effects these ferocious waves can have. From the 2011 tsunami in Japan to the giant waves that killed people near the Indian Ocean in 2004, these destructive events can utterly overwhelm an area not just with water but economic, social, and political devastations. But as Richard Hamblyn demonstrates in this cultural, historical, and scientific engagement with these spectacular natural phenomena, tsunamis remain misunderstood—their triggers, from undersea earthquakes to nuclear weapons testing, have only begun to be studied scientifically in the last fifty years. Tsunami explores how these treacherous sea-surges happen, what makes them so powerful, and what can be done to safeguard vulnerable coastlines. Hamblyn details their cultural significance in tsunami-prone places such as Japan, Hawaii, and Chile, while also considering their importance in the more seismically stable West, where their appearances are limited to popular culture and blockbuster films. From the legend of Atlantis to the present day, this book casts new light on these deadly waves.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on the Review of the Tsunami Warning and Forecast System and Overview of the Nation's Tsunami Preparedness
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2011-03-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309209892

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Tsunami Warning and Preparedness by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on the Review of the Tsunami Warning and Forecast System and Overview of the Nation's Tsunami Preparedness Pdf

Many coastal areas of the United States are at risk for tsunamis. After the catastrophic 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean, legislation was passed to expand U.S. tsunami warning capabilities. Since then, the nation has made progress in several related areas on both the federal and state levels. At the federal level, NOAA has improved the ability to detect and forecast tsunamis by expanding the sensor network. Other federal and state activities to increase tsunami safety include: improvements to tsunami hazard and evacuation maps for many coastal communities; vulnerability assessments of some coastal populations in several states; and new efforts to increase public awareness of the hazard and how to respond. Tsunami Warning and Preparedness explores the advances made in tsunami detection and preparedness, and identifies the challenges that still remain. The book describes areas of research and development that would improve tsunami education, preparation, and detection, especially with tsunamis that arrive less than an hour after the triggering event. It asserts that seamless coordination between the two Tsunami Warning Centers and clear communications to local officials and the public could create a timely and effective response to coastal communities facing a pending tsuanami. According to Tsunami Warning and Preparedness, minimizing future losses to the nation from tsunamis requires persistent progress across the broad spectrum of efforts including: risk assessment, public education, government coordination, detection and forecasting, and warning-center operations. The book also suggests designing effective interagency exercises, using professional emergency-management standards to prepare communities, and prioritizing funding based on tsunami risk.

Author : Kenji Satake
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1402033265

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Tsunamis by Kenji Satake Pdf

"This book will be of interest to seismologists, oceanographers, volcanologists, coastal engineers, members of the IUGG Tsunami Commission, and staff of operational tsunami warning centers."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Yoshito Tsuchiya †,Nobuo Shuto
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401585651

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Tsunami: Progress in Prediction, Disaster Prevention and Warning by Yoshito Tsuchiya †,Nobuo Shuto Pdf

Under the auspices of the Tsunami Commission of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics and the International Coordination Group of the International Oceanographic Commission, the IUGGIIOC International Tsunami Symposium, TSUNAMI '93 (Sixteenth International Tsunami Symposium) was held in Wakayama, Olle of the most historical areas in the prevention of tsunami disasters in Japan, from 23 to 27 August, 1993 by the Organizing Committee of the Japan Society of Ovil Engineers, in commemoration of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction. More than one hundred and fifty scientists, engineers and specialists specializing in tsunami research and mitigation of the disasters met from thirteen countries to exchange current information on technica1 advances and to discuss progress in the science. Over hundred and ten abstracts were submitted, most of which were excellent. It was specially agreed in this symposium that in the aftemoon of the third day a usual session for operational tsunami warning systems and plans for improvement is hdd, but three days for presentation and publication restrictions only permit the presentation of less than 78 papers.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic government information
ISBN : STANFORD:36105050409593

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U.S. Tsunami Warning System and S. 50, "The Tsunami Preparedness Act of 2005" by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Pdf

Author : Gerald T. Hebenstreit
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401588591

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Perspectives on Tsunami Hazard Reduction: Observations, Theory and Planning by Gerald T. Hebenstreit Pdf

The promontory of Gargano in the southern Adriatic Sea represents one of the most interesting Italian coastal zones subjected to tsunami hazard. Figure la gives the geographical map of Italy; with a box embracing the region of Gargano; details of that region are in turn sketched in Figure lb. Because of the incompleteness of the earthquake and tsunami catalogues, no reports on tsunamis in this area are available prior to 1600 AD. The Gargano events have been recently revised in order to establish their reliability and to attain the phenomenological reconstruction of the tsunamis (Guidoboni and Tinti, 1987 and 1988; Tinti et. al. , 1995). This work fits the general purpose of assessing tsunami hazard along the Italian coasts and represents a continuation of a previous study, where the first quantitative description of the 1627 tsunami from a numerical modeling viewpoint was performed (Tinti and Piatanesi, 1996). The earthquake took place on 30 July 1627 about mid-day and was followed by four large aftershocks. It claimed more than 5,000 victims and destroyed completely numerous villages in the northern Gargano area, with the most severe damage located between S. Severo and Lesina. The earthquake excited a tsunami with the most impressive effects in proximity of the Lesina Lake where the most reliable contemporary chronicles report about an initial sea water withdrawal of about 2 miles and a subsequent penetration inland.

Author : Phil R. Cummins,Laura S. L. Kong,Kenji Satake
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009-06-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783034600644

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Tsunami Science Four Years After the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami by Phil R. Cummins,Laura S. L. Kong,Kenji Satake Pdf

The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was triggered by a 9. 15 magnitude earthquake (MELTZNER et al. , 2006; CHLIEH et al. , 2007) that occurred at 0:58:53 GMT, 7:58:53 LT (USGS) (t ). The epicenter was located at 3. 3 N, 95. 8 E (Fig. 1) with a focal depth of EQ approximately 30 km. The earthquake was responsible for a sudden fault slip estimated on average from 12–15 m (SYNOLAKIS et al. , 2005; LAY et al. , 2005) to 20 m (FU and SUN, 30 2006). The seismic moment estimate (Mo = 1. 3 5 9 10 dyne-cm), based on the Figure 1 Locations of video recordings, recovered clocks, and reliable eyewitness observations. 1: Coastal plains ?ooded by the tsunami; 2: non-?ooded coastal plains; 3: uplands. Insert 3D-map showing the Sumatra Island, the studied area, and the epicenter of the 26/12/2004 earthquake. The video taken at Uteuen Badeue, on the eastern edge of the Banda Aceh Bay, was recorded by the chief of the Fishery Regional Of?ce from the top of a cliff. The movie that was shot near the Baiturrahman mosque in downtown Banda Aceh has been shown worldwide on TV. The one at Peukan Bada has been recorded during a wedding party. The last two movies were analyzed in detail in order to calculate the tsunami velocity (FRITZ et al. , 2006). Vol.

Author : Sergey L. Soloviev,Olga N. Solovieva,Chan N. Go,Khen S. Kim,Nikolay A. Shchetnikov
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401595100

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Tsunamis in the Mediterranean Sea 2000 B.C.-2000 A.D. by Sergey L. Soloviev,Olga N. Solovieva,Chan N. Go,Khen S. Kim,Nikolay A. Shchetnikov Pdf

Annals of natural disasters have always caused common interest. Scientists and specialists of various domains, teachers, students, post-graduates, journalists .. and merely inquisitive can find useful and didactic information in such annals~ Sad experience of the natural disasters endured gives very important material for humanity. It allows us not only to understand better the phenomenon itself, but also to prepare ourselves for future cataclysms, which our "Mother-Nature" is so rich in. The book by Sergey Soloviev and a group of his collaborators represents a detailed description of tsunami waves and accompanying phenomena in the Mediterranean Sea over a period of approximately four thousand years. Sergey Soloviev, the founder and recognised leader of the Russian scientific school of tsunami researchers, was unable to see the publication of this book, passing away on March 9, 1994. However, his ample experience in investigation and systematisation of tsunami waves for the Pacific area [Soloviev and Go, 1974, 1975; Soloviev, Go and Kim, 1986] has been widely used in compiling this book. The Mediterranean coasts are the cradle of civilisation. Written accounts of past disasters in this region of the Earth are rather numerous and highly reliable. Therefore the results of the tsunami study in the Mediterranean Sea are of specific value both for the scientific community and for humanity at large.

Author : Bonnie Henderson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0870717324

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The Next Tsunami by Bonnie Henderson Pdf

The Next Tsunami: Living on a Restless Coast is the gripping story of the geological discoveries--and the scientists who uncovered them--that signal the imminence of a catastrophic tsunami on the Northwest Coast.

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1390 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Law
ISBN : UCLA:31158004922851

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Congressional Record by United States. Congress Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Earth sciences
ISBN : UCSD:31822008723652

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Earth System Monitor by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Tsunamis
ISBN : UCSD:31822009579939

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Newsletter by Anonim Pdf