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

Tsunamis remain an ever-present threat to lives and property along the coasts of most of the world's oceans. Because of the geographical extent of U.S. coastlines, an earthquake in Alaska can generate a local tsunami for Alaskans and, hours later, a distant tsunami for communities in Hawaii and...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Bernard, E.N (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2005.
Edition:1st ed. 2005.
Subjects:
Geotechnical engineering.
Human geography.
Environment.
Social sciences.
Science-Study and teaching.
Oceanography.
Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences.
Human Geography.
Environmental Sciences.
Society.
Science Education.
Ocean Sciences.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • The U.S. National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program: A Successful State-Federal Partnership
  • The NTHMP Tsunameter Network
  • Real-Time Tsunami Forecasting: Challenges and Solutions
  • The Seismic Project of the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program
  • Impact of the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program on Operations of the Richard H. Hagemeyer Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
  • Progress in NTHMP Hazard Assessment
  • Local Tsunami Warning in the Pacific Coastal United States
  • Planning for Tsunami-Resilient Communities
  • The Role of Education in the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program
  • Planning for Tsunami: Reducing Future Losses Through Mitigation
  • NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) - A Coastal Solution to Tsunami Alert and Notification
  • Measuring Tsunami Preparedness in Coastal Washington, United States.

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