Local tsunami warning in the pacific coastal united States

Developing Tsunami-Resilient Communities: The National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 111-119

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

^a Department of Land Conservation and Development ^*  (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

emergency alert system; evacuation; 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

EID: 84891435038     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-3607-8_7     Document Type: Chapter

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.