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A vision for the future of strong-motion recording A vision for the future of strong-motion recording
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Roger D. Borcherdt
Pebble orientation on large, experimental debris-flow deposits Pebble orientation on large, experimental debris-flow deposits
Replicable, pronounced orientation of discoid pebbles (≥8 mm) embedded on surfaces of large (∼10 m3) experimental debris-flow deposits reveals that strongly aligned, imbricate fabric can develop rapidly over short distances in mass flows. Pebble long axes aligned subparallel to deposit margins as well as subparallel to margins of surge waves arrested within the deposits. Pebble alignment...
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Jon J. Major
The coseismic slip distributions of the 1940 and 1979 Imperial Valley, California, earthquakes and their implications The coseismic slip distributions of the 1940 and 1979 Imperial Valley, California, earthquakes and their implications
Geodetic arrays observed by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey span the Imperial fault in southern California. For the 1940 M 7.1 Imperial Valley earthquake, a 1934–1941 triangulation network has sufficient resolution to allow inversion for the coseismic slip distribution on fault segments 5 to 25 km long extending from the surface to a depth of 9 km. The estimated right-lateral slip is...
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Nancy E. King, Wayne R. Thatcher
Seismic profiling constraints on the evolution of the central Brooks Range, Arctic Alaska Seismic profiling constraints on the evolution of the central Brooks Range, Arctic Alaska
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E. S. Wissinger, A. R. Levander, J. S. Oldow, Gary S. Fuis, W. J. Lutter
Coastal-change and glaciological maps of Antarctica Coastal-change and glaciological maps of Antarctica
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Baerbel K. Lucchitta
Use of air temperature data to anticipate the onset of snowmelt-season landslides Use of air temperature data to anticipate the onset of snowmelt-season landslides
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Alan F. Chleborad
The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989: Forecasts The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989: Forecasts
The magnitude (Mw) 6.9 Loma Prieta earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay region of central California at 5:04 p.m. P.d.t. on October 17, 1989, killing 62 people and generating billions of dollars in property damage. Scientists were not surprised by the occurrence of a destructive earthquake in this region and had, in fact, been attempting to forecast the location of the next large...
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Ruth A. Harris
Evaluation of the landslide potential in Capulin Canyon following the Dome Fire, Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico Evaluation of the landslide potential in Capulin Canyon following the Dome Fire, Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico
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S.H. Cannon, W. L. Ellis, J. W. Godt
Chapter C. The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989 - Building Structures Chapter C. The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989 - Building Structures
Several approaches are used to assess the performance of the built environment following an earthquake -- preliminary damage surveys conducted by professionals, detailed studies of individual structures, and statistical analyses of groups of structures. Reports of damage that are issued by many organizations immediately following an earthquake play a key role in directing subsequent...
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Mehmet Çelebi
The Loma Prieta, California, earthquake of October 17, 1989: Landslides The Loma Prieta, California, earthquake of October 17, 1989: Landslides
Central California, in the vicinity of San Francisco and Monterey Bays, has a history of fatal and damaging landslides, triggered by heavy rainfall, coastal and stream erosion, construction activity, and earthquakes. The great 1906 San Francisco earthquake (MS=8.2-8.3) generated more than 10,000 landslides throughout an area of 32,000 km2; these landslides killed at least 11 people and...
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David K. Keefer, Michael W. Manson, Gary B. Griggs, Nathaniel Plant, Robert L. Schuster, Gerald F. Wieczorek, David G. Hope, Edwin Harp, J. M. Nolan, Gerald E. Weber, William F. Cole, Dale R. Marcum, Patrick O. Shires, Bruce R. Clark
Popular beach disappears underwater in huge coastal landslide — Sleeping Bear Dunes, Michigan Popular beach disappears underwater in huge coastal landslide — Sleeping Bear Dunes, Michigan
In February 1995, a 1,600-foot stretch of popular beach at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore suddenly slid into the waters of northeastern Lake Michigan. The National Park Service (NPS) immediately requested the assistance of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in evaluating the hazard at the lakeshore. To protect the public, USGS and NPS scientists are conducting studies that will...
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Bruce Jaffe, Robert Kayen, Helen Gibbons, James W. Hendley, Peter H. Stauffer
The Loma Prieta, California, earthquake of October 17, 1989: Liquefaction The Loma Prieta, California, earthquake of October 17, 1989: Liquefaction
The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake both reconfirmed the vulnerability of areas in the San Francisco-Monterey Bay region to liquefaction and provided an opportunity to test methodologies for predicting liquefaction that have been developed since the mid-1970's. This vulnerability is documented in the chapter edited by O'Rourke and by the investigators in this chapter who describe case...
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Thomas L. Holzer, Jean Lou A. Chameau, G. Wayne Clough, J.D. Frost, Fernando A. M. Reyna, Robert E. Kayen, James K. Mitchell, Raymond B. Seed, Shin’ya Nishio, Maurice S. Power, John A. Egan, Scott E. Shewbridge, John deBecker, J. Richard Faris, Michael J. Bennett, Lelio H. Mejia, John D. Sims, C. D. Garvin, Roman D. Hryciw, Alan L. Kropp, Matthew Homolka, Wayne A. Charlie, Donald O. Doehring, Jeffrey P. Brislawn, Hassen Hassen, Kyle Rollins, Michael D. Mchood, Frederick J. Wentz, William R. Dupre, John C. Tinsley