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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; EarthquakesCrawford, G.; Mofjeld, H.; Weaver, C.
Puget Sound Tsunami/Landslide Workshop. Summary.
Geological Survey, Seattle, WA. Water Resources Div., January 2001, 36 p.
Keywords: Puget Sound region; Partnerships; Emergency preparedness; State planning; Landslides; Ports; Hazards; Meetings; Local planning; Tsunamis; Disaster planning; Topography; Bathymetry; EarthquakesGeist, E. L.
Local Tsunami Hazards in the Pacific Northwest from Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquakes. (Earthquake Hazards of the Pacific Northwest Coastal and Marine Regions).
January 2005, 26 p.
Identifying Number(s): PP-1661-B
Keywords: Pacific northwest; Cascadia subduction zone; Probability; Hazard analysis; Seismology; Tsunamis; Calculations; EarthquakesAtwater, B. F.; Satoko, M. R.; Kenji, S.; Yoshinobu, T.; Kazue, U.
Orphan Tsunami of 1700: Japanese Clues to a Parent Earthquake in North America.
January 2005, 148 p.
Identifying Number(s): ['PP-1707', 'ISBN-0-295-98535-6']
Keywords: Orphan Tsunami of 1700; Natural disasters; Catastrophes; North America; Narratives; Tsunamis; Japan; EarthquakesSobreviviendo a un Tsunami: Lecciones de Chile, Hawai y Japon (Surviving a Tsunami: Lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan).
January 2006, 28 p.
Identifying Number(s): CIRCULAR-1218
Keywords: ; Emergency preparedness; Lessons learned; Chile; Interviews; Tsunamis; Survival; Hawaii; Japan; EarthquakesProtecting Your Family from Earthquakes: The Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety.
January 2007, 48 p.
Identifying Number(s): ISBN-1-411-31251-1
Keywords: Korean; San Francisco Bay Area; Earthquake faults; Safety; Pacific Ocean; Vietnamese; Tsunamis; Maps; Protection; Earthquakes; ChineseProceedings of the 2007 Earthquake Engineering Symposium for Young Researchers (on CD-ROM).
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., November 2007,
Keywords: Students; Universities; Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER); Symposium; Research papers; Undergraduate students; Proceedings; Research; United States; Earthquake engineering; Colleges; Tsunamis; Engineering; EarthquakesWood, N.; Soulard, C.
Variations in Community Exposure and Sensitivity to Tsunami Hazards on the Open-Ocean and Strait of Juan de Fuca Coasts of Washington.
January 2008, 44 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS-SIR-2008-5004
Keywords: Statistical analysis; Tsunamis; Washington (State); Vulnerability assessments; Economic data; Coastal areas; Land cover data; Figures; Composite indices; Hazards; Tables (Data); Sensitivity; Strait of Juan de Fuca; Natural disasters; Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) earthquake; Exposure; Communities; Economic assests; Critical facilities data; Geographic information system tools; Population data; EarthquakesSelkregg, L. L.; Ender, R. L.; Johnson, S. F.; Kim, J. C. K.; Gorski, S. E.
Seismic Hazard Mitigation: Planning and Policy Implementation - The Alaska Case.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., cJanuary 1984, 362 p.
Keywords: ; Planning; Seismic waves; Policies; Alaska; Disasters; Risk; Recovery; Hazards; Safety; Tsunamis; EarthquakesBritz, K. I.; Libby, L.; Hadinata, E.
Integration of Seismic Design Principles into Preliminary Architectural Design: Appendices.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., January 1981, 203 p.
Keywords: Seismic design; Earthquake resistant structures; Geological faults; Earth movements; Earthquake damage; Structural design; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Buildings; Dynamic response; Design standards; Tsunamis; Building codes; Dynamic structural analysis