Tsunami Warning

Author : Laura Sau Lin Kong,Paula K. Dunbar,Nicolás Arcos (ITIC)
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105050684591

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Pacific Tsunami Warning System by Laura Sau Lin Kong,Paula K. Dunbar,Nicolás Arcos (ITIC) Pdf

NOTE: NO FURTHER DICOUNT FOR THIS ITEM- OVERSTOCK SALE- Significantly reduced price The Pacific Tsunami Warning System, commonly referred to as the PTWS, has come far in the last five decades since its formation in 1965. This book describes significant tsunami events, presents the history of the PTWS design and implementation and its milestones. It also reviews main scientific and technological aspects of tsunami detection and warning, and discuses its managerial, educational, and societal dimensions. A brief introduction is given to each of the key partners in the PTWS that together make the whole system work. Additionally, the reader will find Member State perspectives and views on the PTWS's future development. "

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 : 2011-04-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309137539

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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 : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense, and Foreign Operations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Science
ISBN : UCSD:31822038349999

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Tsunami Warning, Preparedness, Interagency Cooperation by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense, and Foreign Operations Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System
ISBN : STANFORD:36105007583136

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Communication Plan for the Tsunami Warning System by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Electronic government information
ISBN : PURD:32754076783418

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United States Tsunami Warning and Education Act by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 46,6 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 : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Exchange of oceanographic information
ISBN : PSU:000072833582

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Communication Plan for Tsunami Warning System by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. National Weather Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Exchange of oceanographic information
ISBN : UCSD:31822023858673

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Communication Plan for Tsunami Warning System by United States. National Weather Service Pdf

Author : Mark G. Spaeth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Exchange of oceanographic information
ISBN : UOM:39015012680982

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Communication Plan for Tsunami Warning System by Mark G. Spaeth Pdf

Author : Taylor Morrison
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0618734635

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Tsunami Warning by Taylor Morrison Pdf

Describes tsunamis and how people can be warned about them.

Author : Niki Walker
Publisher : Crabtree Publishing Company
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0778715825

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Tsunami Alert! by Niki Walker Pdf

Discusses the tsunami and other disasters.

Author : Rajib Shaw
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Disaster relief
ISBN : 9781845449544

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Recovery from the Indian Ocean Tsunami Disaster by Rajib Shaw Pdf

Author : Walter C. Dudley
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1998-11-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0824819691

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Tsunami! by Walter C. Dudley Pdf

On April 1, 1946, shortly after sunrise, the town of Hilo on the island of Hawai'i was devastated by a series of giant waves. Traveling 2,300 miles from the Aleutian Islands in less than five hours, the waves struck without warning and claimed 159 lives. Fourteen years later, on May 22, 1960, a massive earthquake occurred off of the coast of Chile. The earthquake generated giant waves that sped across the Pacific at 442 miles per hour, reaching Hilo in just fifteen hours. The first wave to hit the town was a modest four feet higher than normal, the second nine feet. Before the third wave could arrive, a tidal phenomenon known as a bore smashed into the Hilo bayfront, with thirty-five foot waves that wrenched buildings off their foundations. That day several city blocks were swept clean of all structures and 61 people died. The first edition of Tsunami!, published in 1988, provided readers with a complete examination of the tsunami phenomenon in Hawai'i. This second edition adds many eyewitness accounts of the tsunamis of 1946 and 1960 and expands its coverage to include major tsunamis in the Mediterranean and off the coasts of Japan, Chile, Indonesia, Fiji, Alaska, California, Newfoundland, and the Caribbean, as well as the 1998 devastation in Papua New Guinea. Dramatic photographs and accounts of experiencing a tsunami firsthand are placed within the framework of the how and why of tsunamis, our scientific understanding of these phenomena, and the current status of the Tsunami Warning System, which is widely used to forecast and measure tsunamis and prepare coastal areas for potentially deadly tsunami strikes.

Author : Edward Bryant
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783540742746

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Tsunami by Edward Bryant Pdf

Tsunamis are underrated as major hazards, mainly due to the misconceptions that they occur infrequently and happen along some distant shoreline. However, evidence for past great tsunami has recently been discovered along apparently aseismic and protected coastlines, such as those of Australia and Western Europe. This is a comprehensive and well illustrated textbook on all aspects of tsunami. It can be used by a student or layperson to gain encyclopedic knowledge about tsunami.

Author : Mark G. Spaeth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System
ISBN : UIUC:30112045439533

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Communication Plan for Tsunami Warning System by Mark G. Spaeth Pdf