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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456876403321

Autore

Preparedness Committee on the Review of the Tsunami Warning and Forecast System and Overview of the Nation's Tsunami

Titolo

Tsunami Warning and Preparedness [[electronic resource] ] : An Assessment of the U.S. Tsunami Program and the Nation's Preparedness Efforts

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, : National Academies Press, 2014

ISBN

1-283-01904-3

9786613019042

0-309-13754-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CouncilNational Research

Disciplina

551.4637

Soggetti

Natural disaster warning systems - United States - Evaluation

Tsunamis - Evaluation - Safety measures - United States

Tsunamis - Forecasting - Evaluation - United States

Natural disaster warning systems - Evaluation - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Aligning Priorities with Societal Risks from Tsunamis""; ""3 Education and Preparedness of Individuals, Communities, and Decision Makers""; ""4 Tsunami Detection and Forecasting""; ""5 Long-Term Reliability and Sustainability of Warning Center Operations""; ""References""; ""Appendix A: Examples of Tsunami Sources That Threaten the United States""; ""Appendix B: Review of the Tsunami Warning and Forecast System and Overview of the Nation's Tsunami Preparedness""

""Appendix C: Relative Hazards of Near- and Far-field Tsunami Sources""""Appendix D: Available Tsunami Evacuation Maps""; ""Appendix E: Examples of Tsunami Education Efforts""; ""Appendix F: June 14, 2005: A Case Study in Tsunami Warning and Response""; ""Appendix G: Magnitudes from C. Richter to Mwp and the W phase""; ""Appendix H: Tsunami Earthquakes""; ""Appendix I: Samoa Tsunami"";



""Appendix J: Response to the Chilean-Earthquake Generated Tsunami: The Hawaii Case Study""; ""Appendix K: Acronyms""; ""Appendix L: Committee and Staff Biographies""