03253nam 22005893u 450 991045687640332120210106200748.01-283-01904-397866130190420-309-13754-3(CKB)2550000000032021(EBL)3564206(SSID)ssj0000542137(PQKBManifestationID)12160260(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000542137(PQKBWorkID)10509426(PQKB)11134575(MiAaPQ)EBC3564206(EXLCZ)99255000000003202120151116d2014|||| u|| |engtxtccrTsunami Warning and Preparedness[electronic resource] An Assessment of the U.S. Tsunami Program and the Nation's Preparedness EffortsWashington National Academies Press20141 online resource (296 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-309-13753-5 ""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""Natural disaster warning systems - United States - EvaluationTsunamisEvaluationSafety measuresUnited StatesTsunamisForecastingEvaluationUnited StatesNatural disaster warning systemsEvaluationUnited StatesElectronic books.Natural disaster warning systems - United States - Evaluation.TsunamisEvaluationSafety measuresTsunamisForecastingEvaluationNatural disaster warning systemsEvaluation551.4637Preparedness Committee on the Review of the Tsunami Warning and Forecast System and Overview of the Nation's Tsunami854986Council National Research854987Council National Research854987National Academies Press (U.S.)AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910456876403321Tsunami Warning and Preparedness1909128UNINA