Local tsunami warning in the pacific coastal United States

Natural Hazards

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 111-119

  Darienzo, Mark ^a   Aya, A L ^b   Crawford, George L ^c   Gibbs, David ^d   Whitmore, Paul M ^e   Wilde, Tyree ^f   Yanagi, Brian S ^g  

^a Dept of Land Conservation/Devmt ^*  (United States)

^b Cannon Beach Rural Fire Protect Dis   (United States)

^c Emergency Management Division   (United States)

^d Kenai Peninsula Borough   (United States)

^e W Coast Alaska Tsunami Warning Ctr   (United States)

^f National Weather Service   (United States)

^g Hawaii Civil Defense   (United States)

Author keywords

Edacuation; Emergency alert system; Ground shaking; Natural tsunami warning; Population at risk; Sea level; Siren; Slow earthquake; Submarine landslide; Telephone; Tsunami warning; Tsunami watch; Warning system; Weather radio

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; EARTHQUAKE; TSUNAMI; WARNING SYSTEM;

NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

SIREN; SIRENIDAE;

EID: 14944369142     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-004-2407-z     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. Federal Emergency Management Agency: 1980, Outdoor Warning Systems Guide. FEMA CPG 1-17
2. Oregon Emergency Management and Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries: 2001, Tsunami Warning Systems and Procedures: Guidance for Local Officials. Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Special Paper 35.