Tsunami Warning and Preparedness: An Assessment of the U.S. Tsunami Program and the Nation's Preparedness Efforts

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Table of Contents
Front Matter R1-R12
Executive Summary 1-2
Summary 3-20
1 Introduction 21-36
2 Aligning Priorities with Societal Risks from Tsunamis 37-72
3 Education and Preparedness of Individuals, Communities, and Decision Makers 73-108
4 Tsunami Detection and Forecasting 109-162
5 Long-Term Reliability and Sustainability of Warning Center Operations 163-192
References 193-206
Appendix A: Examples of Tsunami Sources That Threaten the United States 207-216
Appendix B: Review of the Tsunami Warning and Forecast System and Overview of the Nation's Tsunami Preparedness 217-218
Appendix C: Relative Hazards of Near- and Far-field Tsunami Sources 219-222
Appendix D: Available Tsunami Evacuation Maps 223-236
Appendix E: Examples of Tsunami Education Efforts 237-242
Appendix F: June 14, 2005: A Case Study in Tsunami Warning and Response 243-248
Appendix G: Magnitudes from C. Richter to Mwp and the W phase 249-256
Appendix H: Tsunami Earthquakes 257-258
Appendix I: Samoa Tsunami 259-262
Appendix J: Response to the Chilean-Earthquake Generated Tsunami: The Hawaii Case Study 263-272
Appendix K: Acronyms 273-278
Appendix L: Committee and Staff Biographies 279-284

FIGURE D.5 Dynamic tsunami evacuation maps for Hawaiian communities served by an online mapping application. SOURCE: http://www.csc.noaa.gov/psc/riskmgmt/tsunami.html; Pacific Services Center, NOAA.

Table of Contents

Front Matter R1-R12

Executive Summary 1-2

Summary 3-20

1 Introduction 21-36

2 Aligning Priorities with Societal Risks from Tsunamis 37-72

3 Education and Preparedness of Individuals, Communities, and Decision Makers 73-108

4 Tsunami Detection and Forecasting 109-162

5 Long-Term Reliability and Sustainability of Warning Center Operations 163-192

References 193-206

Appendix A: Examples of Tsunami Sources That Threaten the United States 207-216

Appendix B: Review of the Tsunami Warning and Forecast System and Overview of the Nation's Tsunami Preparedness 217-218

Appendix C: Relative Hazards of Near- and Far-field Tsunami Sources 219-222

Appendix D: Available Tsunami Evacuation Maps 223-236

Appendix E: Examples of Tsunami Education Efforts 237-242

Appendix F: June 14, 2005: A Case Study in Tsunami Warning and Response 243-248

Appendix G: Magnitudes from C. Richter to Mwp and the W phase 249-256

Appendix H: Tsunami Earthquakes 257-258

Appendix I: Samoa Tsunami 259-262

Appendix J: Response to the Chilean-Earthquake Generated Tsunami: The Hawaii Case Study 263-272

Appendix K: Acronyms 273-278

Appendix L: Committee and Staff Biographies 279-284