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Winslow, F. E.; Ross, K. E. K.
Proceedings from School Sites: Becoming Prepared for Earthquakes. Commemorating the Third Anniversary of the Loma Prieta Earthquake. Held in San Jose, California on October 6, 1992.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.; New York State Science and Technology Foundation, Albany., August 16, 1993, 362 p.
Identifying Number(s): NCEER-93-0015
Keywords: ; Hazards; Education; Earthquake engineering; Meetings; Emergency preparedness; Sites; Safety engineering; Proceedings; School buildings; California; Disaster planningDarienzo, M.
Tsunami Sign Placement Guidelines.
January 2003, 16 p.
Identifying Number(s): OFR-03-06
Keywords: Washington (State); Tsunami evacuation routes; Sign location; Hazards; Guidelines; Signs; Tsunami evacuation sites; Entering/leaving tsunami hazard zones; Emergency planning; Consistency; Hawaii; Tsumanis; Evacuation; Tsunami hazard zones; California; Oregon; Alaska; Pacific statesPutting Down Roots in Earthquake Country: Your Handbook for the San Francisco Bay Region.
January 2005, 36 p.
Keywords: Citizen information; San Francisco (California); Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; Emergency planning; California; Public informationBrocher, T. M.
Compressional and Shear Wave Velocity versus Depth in the San Francisco Bay Area, California: Rules for USGS Bay Area Velocity Model 05.0.0.
January 2005, 62 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS-OFR-05-1317
Keywords: Bays; Rock mechanics; Velocity distribution; Earthquakes; Shear waves; California; San Francisco BayKayen, R.; Thompson, E.; Minasian, D.; Carkin, B.
Shear-Wave Velocity of the Ground Near Sixty California Strong Motion Recording Sites by the Spectral Analysis of Surface Waves (SASW) Method and Harmonic-Wave Sources.
January 2005, 136 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS/OFR-2005-1366
Keywords: Shear-wave velocity; Strong motion recording (SMR) sites; Frequency controlled; Active-source approachs; Harmonic wave sources; California; Ultra-low; Dispersive nature; Spectral analysis of surface waves (SASW); Surface wavesFisher, M. A.; Normark, W. R.; Langenheim, V. E.; Calvert, A. J.; Sliter, R.
Marine Geology and Earthquake Hazards of the San Pedro Shelf Region, Southern California.
January 2005, 46 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS/PP-1687
Keywords: Tectonic evolution; Geophysical data; Hazards; Wilmington Graben; Earthquakes; Offshore structures; Regional geology; Seismic-reflection data; Earthquake faults; San Pedro Shelf Region; Structural belt; California; Palos Verde Fault Zone; Marine geology; Structural variation; Regional structureCatchings, R. D.; Gandhok, G.; Goldman, M. R.; Okaya, D.
Seismic Images and Fault Relations of the Santa Monica Thrust Fault, West Los Angeles, California.
January 2001, 38 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS/OFR-01-111
Keywords: Geometry; Seismic surveys; Data collection; Faults (Geologic); Imagery; California; Santa Monica fault; LocationReasenberg, P. A.; Shostak, N.; Terwilliger, S.
Sensitivity of Earthquake Loss Estimates to Source Modeling Assumptions and Uncertainty.
January 2006, 38 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS/OFR-2006-1020
Keywords: United States; Emergency management; Hazards; Computer programs; Earthquakes; Losses; Modeling; Calculation; California; Hurricanes; San Francisco Bay; Economic factors; FloodsWerner, S. D.; Taylor, C. E.; Cho, S.; Lavoie, J. P.; Huyck, C.; Eitzel, C.; Chung, H.
REDARS 2 Methodology and Software for Seismic Risk Analysis of Highway Systems.
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., August 31, 2006, 374 p.
Identifying Number(s): MCEER-06-SP08
Keywords: Economic impact; Hazards; Risk assessment; Earthquake engineering; Computer programs; Seismic design; Methodology; Highways; California; Risk of Earthquake Damage for Roadway Systems (REDARS); Software programs; Highway safety; Tables (Data)Supplemental Environmental Assessment, Lick Observatory, University of California at Santa Cruz (PDMC-PJ-09-CA-2005-065).
February 2007, 12 p.
Keywords: ; Environmental impacts; Rain; Alternatives; Federal assistance programs; Crisis management; Earthquakes; Natural disasters; Wind; Resources; California; Fires; Floods