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Tsunami Publications and Reports

NCEI offers publications that contain scientific data, records, images, and information on historic and recent tsunami events. These publications and other references are used to compile the Global Historical Tsunami Database.

2023

Products and services available from U.S. NOAA NCEI archive of tsunami water level data (2023), 28th General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), Berlin, Germany, July 14, 2023 (Sweeney, A., G. Mungov, L. Wright) [Poster]

2021

Timeline Visualization Uncovers Gaps in Archived Tsunami Water Level Data (2021), Frontiers in Climate, 3: 732174, Timeline Visualization Uncovers Gaps in Archived Tsunami Water Level Data (Sweeney, A.)

2019

2017

2015

United States and Territories National Tsunami Hazard Assessment Historical Record and Sources for Waves – Update (2015)

2014

  • International Tsunami Survey Team (ITST) Post-Tsunami Survey Field Guide, second edition (2014), Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, IOC Manuals and Guides, 37, Full text PDF
  • A protocol for coordinating post-tsunami field reconnaissance efforts in the USA (2014), Natural Hazards, A protocol for coordinating post-tsunami field reconnaissance efforts in the USA (Rick Wilson, Nathan Wood, Laura Kong, Mike Shulters, Kevin Richards, Paula Dunbar, Gen Tamura, Ed Young)

2012

DART® Tsunameter Retrospective and Real-Time Data: A Reflection on 10 Years of Processing in Support of Tsunami Research and Operations (2012), Pure and Applied Geophysics, DART® Tsunameter Retrospective and Real-Time Data: A Reflection on 10 Years of Processing in Support of Tsunami Research and Operations (George Mungov, Marie Eblé and Richard Bouchard)

2011

Tohoku earthquake and tsunami data available from NOAA/NGDC (2011), Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, Vol. 2 (4), p. 305-323, 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami data available from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Geophysical Data Center (Paula Dunbar, Heather McCullough, George Mungov, Jesse Varner, and Kelly Stroker)

2010

2009

2008

2003

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

2002

1996

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

1995

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

1993

1992

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

1991

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

1989

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

1986

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

1985

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

1984

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