Observations and Impacts from the 2010 Chilean and 2011 Japanese Tsunamis in California (USA)

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 170, Issue 6-8, 2013, Pages 1127-1147

  Wilson, Rick I ^a   Admire, Amanda R ^b   Borrero, Jose C ^c,h   Dengler, Lori A ^b   Legg, Mark R ^d   Lynett, Patrick ^c   McCrink, Timothy P ^a   Miller, Kevin M ^e   Ritchie, Andy ^f   Sterling, Kara ^g   Whitmore, Paul M ^g  

^a CALIFORNIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Legg Geophysical   (United States)

^e California Emergency Management Agency   (United States)

^f U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^g West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center   (United States)

^h Amalgamates Solutions and Research Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

California; damage; field observations; maritime; Tsunami; warning center

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; BOATS; DOCKS; FLOODS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; MANAGERS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; SURVEYS; WATER LEVELS;

CALIFORNIA; DAMAGE; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; MARITIME; WARNING CENTERS;

TSUNAMIS;

AMPLITUDE; COASTAL ZONE; DAMAGE; HARBOR; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; NOAA SATELLITE; TSUNAMI; WATER LEVEL;

CALIFORNIA; CRESCENT CITY; SAN DIEGO BAY; SANTA CRUZ [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES; VENTURA;

BRYOPHYTA; NOYO;

EID: 84883022204     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-012-0527-z     Document Type: Article

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