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  • Keefer, D. K.
    Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989; Landslides. Strong Ground Motion and Ground Failure.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., January 1997, 190 p.
    Identifying Number(s): USGS-PP-1551-C
    Keywords: Dams; Damage assessment; Seismic epicenter; San Francisco (California); Southern Region (California); Earthquakes; Geology; Landfills; Soil dynamics; Loma Prieta Earthquake; Seismic effects; Trenching; California; Slopes; Santa Cruze County (California); Coasts; Geological faults

  • Hwang, L. S.; Lee, Y. K.
    Tsunamis (Proceedings of the National Science Foundation Workshop Held at Trabuco Canyon, Southern California on May 7-9, 1979).
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., May 1979, 317 p.
    Keywords: ; Tsunamis; Ocean waves; Meetings; Graphs (Charts); Earthquakes; Protection; Storm surges; Maps; Mathematical models; Coasts; Tables (Data)

  • Natural Hazards Observer, Volume IV, Number 2, December 1979.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Office of Planning and Resources Management., December 1979, 12 p.
    Keywords: Flood plains; Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; Research; Meteorology; Land acquisition; Warning systems; Hurricanes; Shore protection; Newsletters; Coasts; Disaster relief; Disasters

  • Bernard, E.; Mader, C.; Curtis, G.; Satake, K.
    Tsunami Inundation Model Study of Eureka and Crescent City, California.
    November 1994, 82 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NOAA-TM-ERL-PMEL-103
    Keywords: Eureka (California); Tsunami; Hazards; Earthquakes; Emergency planning; West Coast Region (United States); Flooding; California; Water waves; Mathematical models; Regional analysis; Tsunami inundation model; Coasts; Marine geology; Crescent City (California)

  • Natural Hazards Observer, Volume 3, Number 4, June 1979.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., June 1979, 14 p.
    Keywords: Legislation; Weather forecasting; Hazards; Flood plains; Storms; Coasts; Damage; Information centers; Disaster preparedness; Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; Research; Litigation; Natural resources; Insurance; Tornadoes; Newsletters; Wetlands; Disaster relief; Disasters

  • Lee, J. J.; Kim, S. T.; Ayer, R. M.; Chang, J. J.
    Distant and Local Tsunamis in Coastal Region(s).
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., December 1980, 92 p.
    Keywords: Motion; NTISNSFRA; Tsunamis; Earthquakes; Numerical analysis; Three dimensional flow; Water waves; California; Mathematical models; Ocean bottom; Coasts; Seismic waves

  • Atwater, B. F.; Cisternas, M.; Bourgeois, J.; Dudley, W. C.; Hendley, J. W.; Stauffer, O. H.
    Surviving a Tsunami: Lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan.
    January 2002, 24 p.
    Identifying Number(s): CIRC-1187
    Keywords: Lessons learned; Tsunami; Ocean waves; Coastal areas; Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; Credits; Strategies; Sources; Safety; Survival; Waves; Chile; Coasts

  • Legg, M. R.; Borrero, J. C.; Synolakis, C. E.
    Evaluation of Tsunami Risk to Southern California Cities.
    January 2003, 68 p.
    Identifying Number(s): PF-2002-11
    Keywords: Tsunamis; Risk assessment; Coastal areas; Computer models; Faults (Geologic); Earthquakes; Sea floors; Seafloor lift; Risks; California; Deformation; Metropolitan areas; Tectonics; Ocean bottoms; Coasts

  • Swan, S. W.; Harris, S. K.
    Island of Guam Earthquake of August 8, 1993.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.; New York State Science and Technology Foundation, Albany., September 30, 1993, 58 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-93-0017
    Keywords: Guam; Economic impact; Harbor facilities; Buildings; Damage assessment; Earthquake engineering; High-rise hotels; Earthquake; Reinforced concrete; Soil properties; Losses; Magnitude; Structures; Seismology; Tourism; Tectonics; Injuries; Coasts; Liquefaction

  • Brennan, A. M.; Lander, J. F.
    UJNR Tsunami Workshop Proceedings (2nd). Held in Honolulu, Hawaii on November 5-6, 1990.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., March 1991, 265 p.
    Identifying Number(s): KGRD-24
    Keywords: ; Damage; Tsunamis; Meetings; Earthquakes; Wave runup; Peru; Flooding; Shore protection; Japan; Mathematical models; Predictions; Coasts; United States; Seismic waves