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Landslides and tsunamis Landslides and tsunamis
The study of tsunamis has been shifting away from theoretical modeling of tsunami source, wave propagation and runup toward multidisciplinary investigations, with an emphasis on field studies. This collection of papers highlights the many approaches being utilized to study landslides and tsunamis.
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Christopher F. Waythomas, Alastair G. Dawson
Preliminary method for anticipating the occurrence of precipitation-induced landslides in Seattle, Washington Preliminary method for anticipating the occurrence of precipitation-induced landslides in Seattle, Washington
Analysis of precipitation data associated with historical landslide events in Seattle has resulted in the identification of precipitation thresholds for the initiation of landslides. Also, an air-temperature index for multiple landslide events is identified, and in conjunction with the precipitation thresholds, is used to develop a method for anticipating the occurrence of landslides...
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Alan F. Chleborad
Book review: Geomagnetism. (Research: Past and Present) Book review: Geomagnetism. (Research: Past and Present)
Book information: Geomagnetism. (Research: Past and Present)" Wilfried Schröder, editor, 2000. Science Edition /IDCH-IAGA, Darmstadt Germany. 248 p.
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Edward A. Mankinen
Preliminary map showing landslide densities, mean recurrence intervals, and exceedance probabilities as determined from historic records, Seattle, Washington Preliminary map showing landslide densities, mean recurrence intervals, and exceedance probabilities as determined from historic records, Seattle, Washington
No abstract available.
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J. A. Coe, J. A. Michael, R. A. Crovelli, W. Z. Savage
Geotechnical properties for landslide-prone Seattle; area glacial deposits Geotechnical properties for landslide-prone Seattle; area glacial deposits
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William Z. Savage, Meghan M. Morrissey, Rex L. Baum
A seismic landslide susceptibility rating of geologic units based on analysis of characterstics of landslides triggered by the 17 January, 1994 Northridge, California earthquake A seismic landslide susceptibility rating of geologic units based on analysis of characterstics of landslides triggered by the 17 January, 1994 Northridge, California earthquake
One of the most significant effects of the 17 January, 1994 Northridge, California earthquake (M=6.7) was the triggering of thousands of landslides over a broad area. Some of these landslides damaged and destroyed homes and other structures, blocked roads, disrupted pipelines, and caused other serious damage. Analysis of the distribution and characteristics of these landslides is...
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M. Parise, Randall W. Jibson
Mitigating landslide hazards in Seattle: a partnership Mitigating landslide hazards in Seattle: a partnership
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Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
Variability of site response in Seattle, Washington Variability of site response in Seattle, Washington
Ground motion from local earthquakes and the SHIPS (Seismic Hazards Investigation in Puget Sound) experiment is used to estimate site amplification factors in Seattle. Earthquake and SHIPS records are analyzed by two methods: (1) spectral ratios relative to a nearby site on Tertiary sandstone, and (2) a source/site spectral inversion technique. Our results show site amplifications...
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S. Hartzell, D. Carver, E. Cranswick, A. Frankel
A method for producing digital probabilistic seismic landslide hazard maps A method for producing digital probabilistic seismic landslide hazard maps
The 1994 Northridge, California, earthquake is the first earthquake for which we have all of the data sets needed to conduct a rigorous regional analysis of seismic slope instability. These data sets include: (1) a comprehensive inventory of triggered landslides, (2) about 200 strong-motion records of the mainshock, (3) 1:24 000-scale geologic mapping of the region, (4) extensive data on
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R.W. Jibson, E. L. Harp, J. A. Michael
Potential seismic hazards and tectonics of the upper Cook Inlet basin, Alaska, based on analysis of Pliocene and younger deformation Potential seismic hazards and tectonics of the upper Cook Inlet basin, Alaska, based on analysis of Pliocene and younger deformation
The Cook Inlet basin is a northeast-trending forearc basin above the Aleutian subduction zone in southern Alaska. Folds in Cook Inlet are complex, discontinuous structures with variable shape and vergence that probably developed by right-transpressional deformation on oblique-slip faults extending downward into Mesozoic basement beneath the Tertiary basin. The most recent episode of...
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Peter J. Haeussler, Ronald L. Bruhn, Thomas L. Pratt
Debris-flow hazards in the Blue Ridge of central Virginia Debris-flow hazards in the Blue Ridge of central Virginia
The June 27, 1995, storm in Madison County, Virginia produced debris flows and floods that devastated a small (130 km 2 ) area of the Blue Ridge in the eastern United States. Although similar debris-flow inducing storm events may return only approximately once every two thousand years to the same given locale, these events affecting a similar small-sized area occur about every three...
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G. F. Wieczorek, B. A. Morgan, R. H. Campbell