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NGDC Tsunami Publications

NGDC offers a variety of publications containing scientific data, records, photos, and information on historic and recent tsunami events. These publications and many other references were used to compile the NGDC Global Historical Tsunami Database. For the most current tsunami event information, please access the Database.

Integrated Tsunami Data for Better hazard assessments, EOS Trans. AGU, Vol. 90, No. 22, doi:10.1029/2009/EO220001 (218Kb PDF by Paula Dunbar).

Estimating probable maximum loss from a Cascadia tsunami, Natural Hazards Journal, 2009, doi:10.1007/s11069-009-9409-9 (462Kb PDF by Dale Dominey-Howes, Paula Dunbar, Jesse Varner, Maria Papathoma-Kohle).

Long-Term Tsunami Data Archive Supports Tsunami Forecast, Warning, Research and Mitigation, in Tsunami Science Four Years After the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, Part I Modeling and Hazard Assessment, Pure and Applied Geophysics, Vol. 165, 2008 (727.3Kb PDF by Paula Dunbar, Kelly J. Stroker, Vinita R. Brocko, Jesse D. Varner, Susan J. McLean, Lisa A. Taylor, Barry W. Eakins, Kelly S. Carignan and Robin R. Warnken).

U.S. States and Territories National Tsunami Hazard Assessment: Historic Record and Sources for Waves, (2MB PDF by Paula K. Dunbar (NGDC) and Craig S. Weaver (USGS), 2008, 59 pages)

Scientific and technical issues in tsunami hazard assessment of nuclear power plant sites, NOAA Tech. Memo. OAR PMEL-136, (7.8MB PDF by F.I. Gonzalez, E. Bernard, P. Dunbar, E. Geist, B. Jaffe, U. Kanoglu, J. locat, H. Mofjeld, A. Moore, C. Synolakis, V. Titov, and R Weiss (Science Review Working Group), 2007, 125 pages + appendices)

DEMs and Development Reports for Tsunami Inundation Modeling

A Brief History of Tsunamis in the Caribbean Sea, Science of Tsunami Hazards Journal, 2002, (3.8Mb PDF by James F. Lander, Lowell S. Whiteside, and Patricia A. Lockridge)

Tsunamis and Tsunami-Like Waves of the Eastern United States", Science of Tsunami Hazards Journal, 2002, (1.3Mb PDF by Patricia A. Lockridge, Lowell S. Whiteside, and James F. Lander)

The Tsunami History of Guam: 1849-1993", Science of Tsunami Hazards Journal, 2002, (1.3Mb PDF by James F. Lander and Lowell S. Whiteside)

Two Decades of Global Tsunamis 1982-2002, Science of Tsunami Hazards Journal, 2003, (22Kb PDF by James F. Lander, Lowell S. Whiteside, and Patricia A. Lockridge)

Tsunamis Affecting Alaska, 1737-1996 (40.5Mb PDF by J. Lander, 1996, 195 pages, 55 illustrations, 15 tables, and 42 marigrams)

Tsunamis Affecting the West Coast of the United States, 1806-1992 (34.9Mb PDF by J. Lander, P. Lockridge, and M. Kozuch, 1993, 242 pages of text, 36 illustrations, 12 tables, and 130 marigrams)

Catalog of Tsunamis on the Western Coast of Mexico, 1732-1992 (8.8 Mb PDF by A. Sanchez and S. Farreras, 1993, 79 pages of text, 26 tables, 5 figures, and 67 marigrams)

Catalog of Tsunamis in the Pacific, 1969-1982 (5.1Mb PDF by S.L. Soloviev, Ch.N. Go, and Kh.S. Kim, 1992, 207 pages, 88 figures, 46 tables)

United States Tsunamis 1690-1988 (73.6Mb PDF by J. Lander and P. Lockridge, 1989, 265 pages of text, 66 illustrations, and 11 tables)

Catalog of Submarine Volcanoes and Hydrological Phenomena Associated with Volcanic Events 1900-1959 (14.4 Mb PDF by P. Hedervari, 1986, 45 pages)

Catalog of Submarine Volcanoes and Hydrological Phenomena Associated with Volcanic Events 1500 BC - December 31, 1899 (36.8 Mb PDF by P. Hedervari, 1984, 86 pages)

Tsunamis in Peru-Chile. 1562-1985 (9.3Mb PDF by P. Lockridge, 1985, 95 pages)

Proceedings, 2nd UJNR Tsunami Workshop (29.6Mb PDF by A. Brennan and J. Lander, eds., 1991, 260 pages) contains papers and abstracts presented at the 1990 UJNR meeting. UNJR is the Japan Natural Resources Development Program in the United States.

Report of the International Tsunami Measurements Workshop (James F. Lander and Harry Yeh, eds., 1995, 102 pages) contains scientific papers presented at the 1995 workshop.