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UNINA9910456876403321 |
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Preparedness Committee on the Review of the Tsunami Warning and Forecast System and Overview of the Nation's Tsunami |
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Tsunami Warning and Preparedness [[electronic resource] ] : An Assessment of the U.S. Tsunami Program and the Nation's Preparedness Efforts |
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Washington, : National Academies Press, 2014 |
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1-283-01904-3 |
9786613019042 |
0-309-13754-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (296 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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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. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""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""; |
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