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• Yang, J. N.; Freudenthal, A. M.
  Reliability Assessment of Offshore Platforms in Seismic Regions.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., August 1977, 118 p.
  Identifying Number(s): TR-2
  Keywords: Statistical distributions; Earthquake resistant structures; Dynamic loads; Offshore structures; Seismic waves; Earthquake engineering; Random vibration; Ocean waves; Design criteria

• 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: ; Coasts; Tables (Data); Mathematical models; Graphs (Charts); Storm surges; Meetings; Tsunamis; Ocean waves; Maps; Protection; Earthquakes

• Chang, J. J.; Lee, J. J.
  Water Waves Generated by Three Dimensional Bed Motion: Abstract for the Paper to be Presented at the International Tsunami Symposium, May 25-29, 1981, Japan.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., January 1980, 7 p.
  Keywords: Numerical analysis; Ocean bottom; Earthquake engineering; Wave propagation; Ocean waves; Tsunamis; Earthquakes

• Bernard, E.; Goulet, R.
  Tsunami Research Opportunities, An Assessment and Comprehensive Guide.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., September 1981, 59 p.
  Keywords: ; Coasts; California; Forecasting; Local government; State government; Disasters; Floods; Instrumentation; Hazards; Tsunamis; Ocean waves; Warning systems; Hawaii; Earthquakes

• Morgan, J. R.; Malaeb, D.
  Dynamic Analysis of Tension-Leg Platforms.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., January 1982, 132 p.
  Keywords: Offshore structures; Mathematical models; Dynamic response; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Ocean waves; Sea states; Earthquakes; Dynamic structural analysis

• Hwang, L. S.; Hammack, J.
  Japan Sea Central Region Tsunami of May 26, 1983: A Reconnaissance Report.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., January 1984, 42 p.
  Identifying Number(s): CETS-CND-026
  Keywords: Tsunami; Natural disasters; Ocean waves; Coastal engineering; Japan; Earthquakes

• Rubin, C. B.; Yezer, A. M.; Hassain, Q.; Webb, A.
  Summary of Major Natural Disaster Incidents in the U.S. 1965-85.
  National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., September 1986, 50 p.
  Keywords: Hurricanes; Landslides; Drought; Tables (Data); Water shortage; Floods; Tornadoes; Disaster relief; Storms; Federally-declared disasters; Damage assessment; Wounds and injuries; Coastal areas; Snow; High wind; Statistics; Debris avalanches; Levees; Ice; Natural disasters; Insurance; Flood waves; Ocean waves; Mudflows; Rivers; Deaths; Wind effects; United States; Dam failure; Earthquakes

• 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: Sources; Waves; Emergency preparedness; Coasts; Tsunami; Coastal areas; Lessons learned; Chile; Strategies; Safety; Credits; Ocean waves; Survival; Earthquakes

• Walker, D. A.
  Tsunami Facts.
  Geological Survey, Honolulu, HI., January 1994, 96 p.
  Identifying Number(s): SOEST-TR-94-03
  Keywords: Education; Sea floor spreading; Tectonics; Seismic waves; Tidal waves; Knowledge; Sea floors; Hazards; Ocean waves; Tsunamis; Warning systems; Civil Defense Warning System; Earthquakes

• Hapke, C.
  Geology and Coastal Hazards in the Northern Monterey Bay, California Field Trip Guidebook, November 4, 2000.
  January 2000, 26 p.
  Identifying Number(s): USGS/OFR-00-438
  Keywords: Geophysics; Geology; Coastal areas; Lithology; Research; Monterey Bay; Coastal hazards; Storms; Ocean waves; Earthquakes