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Bernknopf, R. L.; Brookshire, D. S.; Ganderton, P. T.
Role of Geoscience Information in Reducing Catastrophic Loss Using a Web-Based Economics Experiment.
January 2003, 38 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS/PP-1683
Keywords: ; Benefits; Castrophes; Tornadoes; Floods; Public safety; Economic theory; Costs; Hazards; Assessments; Natural disasters; Insurance; Fires; Information systems; Losses; Geophysics; Geology; Risk management; Data analysis; Maps; EarthquakesMcMillan, A.; Adams, B. J.; Reynolds, A.; Brown, T.; Liang, D.; Womble, J. A.
MCEER Response: Advanced Technology for Rapid Tornado Damage Assessment Following The 'Super Tuesday' Tornado Outbreak of February 2008.
Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock. Wind Engineering Research Center.; Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., April 18, 2008, 22 p.
Identifying Number(s): MCEER-08-SP01
Keywords: Damage assessment; Ground surveys; Meteorological data; Data collection; VIEWS (Visualizing Impacts of Earthquakes with Satellites); Buildings; Tornadoes; Remote sensing; Satellite imageryHurricanes Iwa, Alicia, and Diana - Common Themes, a Report of the Committee on Natural Disasters, 1984.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., January 1985, 38 p.
Keywords: Hurricanes; Landslides; Volcanoes; Hurricane Diana; Disasters; Tornadoes; Hurricane Iwa; Warning systems; Hurricane Alicia; EarthquakesRoshko, A.
Wind Loads on Structures: Summary Report on a Conference Held at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, December 18-19, 1970.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., July 1971, 146 p.
Identifying Number(s): TTU-WERC-1
Keywords: Wind pressure; Hurricanes; Wind loads; Buildings; Tornadoes; Meetings; Wind tunnels; Structural analysisRoss, C. L.
Impact Assessment of Natural Disasters on Transportation Lifelines.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Directorate for Engineering., January 1988, 176 p.
Keywords: Cost analysis; Damage assessment; Transportation; Disasters; Tornadoes; Hazards; Data processing; Economic impact; Case studies; EarthquakesNalivkin, D. V.
Hurricanes, Storms and Tornadoes: Geographic Characteristics and Geological Activity.
cJanuary 1982, 609 p.
Identifying Number(s): TT-75-52013
Keywords: Hurricanes; Tornadoes; Ocean currents; Storms; Geography; Sedimentation; Meteorology; Marine meteorology; Air currents; Geological faults; Marine microorganisms; Wind (Meteorology); Air water interactions; Foreign technology; Atmospheric circulation; Geology; Translations; Environmental transport; Air land interactions; EarthquakesPrincipal Threats Facing Communities and Local Emergency Management Coordinators.
April 1992, 146 p.
Identifying Number(s): FEMA-191
Keywords: Emergency planning; Hurricanes; Radioactivity; Disasters; Floods; Tornadoes; Hazardous materials; Mitigation; Transportation; Volcanoes; Hazards; Populations; Fires; Terrorism; Communities; Wildfire; National security; United States; Droughts; Severe storms; EarthquakesAre You Ready. Your Guide to Disaster Preparedness.
September 1990, 102 p.
Identifying Number(s): FEMA-H-34
Keywords: ; Emergency preparedness; Emergency planning; Hurricanes; Disasters; Floods; Tornadoes; Fires; Nuclear power plants; Disaster planning; Storms; Tsunamis; Hazardous materials; Shelters; EarthquakesLew, H. S.
Wind and Seismic Effects - Proceedings of the Joint Panel Conference of the U.S.-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources (8th) Held at National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, Maryland on May 18-21, 1976.
May 1977, 630 p.
Identifying Number(s): NBS-SP-477
Keywords: ; Bridges; Typhoons; Wind pressure; Seismic waves; Earth movements; Buildings; Tornadoes; Meetings; Nuclear power plants; Design criteria; EarthquakesLew, H. S.
Wind and Seismic Effects - Proceedings of the Joint Panel Conference of the U.S.-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources (9th), Held at Tokyo, Japan in May 24-27, 1977.
September 1978, 523 p.
Identifying Number(s): NBS-SP-523
Keywords: Seismic design; Bridges; Typhoons; Wind pressure; Seismic waves; Earth movements; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Ground motion; Tornadoes; Meetings; Design criteria; Earthquakes; Dynamic structural analysis