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January 1, 2006

Varieties of submarine failure morphologies of seismically-induced landslides in Alaskan fjords Varieties of submarine failure morphologies of seismically-induced landslides in Alaskan fjords

The Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964 caused major damage and 43 deaths in the coastal communities of Seward and Valdez. Most of these losses were caused by tsunamis that occurred immediately after the earthquake and were most likely induced by local submarine landslides. Recent NOAA multibcam bathymetric surveys near Seward and Valdez provide detailed information about the morphology of...

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H. Lee, H. Ryan, R. E. Kayen, Peter J. Haeussler, P. Dartnell, M. A. Hampton

Natural Hazards Mission Area, Ecosystems Mission Area, Landslide Hazards Program, Alaska Science Center, Geologic Hazards Science Center

January 1, 2006

Vertical variability in saturated zone hydrochemistry near Yucca Mountain, Nevada Vertical variability in saturated zone hydrochemistry near Yucca Mountain, Nevada

The differences in the saturated zone hydrochemistry with depth at borehole NC-EWDP-22PC reflect the addition of recharge along Fortymile Wash. The differences in water chemistry with depth at borehole NC-EWDP-19PB appear to indicate that other processes are involved. Water from the lower part of NC-EWDP-19PB possesses chemical characteristics that clearly indicate that it has undergone...

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G. L. Patterson, P.S. Striffler

January 1, 2006

Vicarious calibration of GOES imager visible channel using the moon Vicarious calibration of GOES imager visible channel using the moon

In this paper, we study the feasibility of a method for vicarious calibration of the GOES Imager visible channel using the Moon. The measured Moon irradiance from 26 undipped moon imagers exhausted all the potential Moon appearances between July 1998 and December 2005, together with the seven scheduled Moon observation data obtained after November 2005, were compared with the USGS lunar...

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X. Wu, T.C. Stone, F. Yu, D. Han

January 1, 2006

Wave energy dissipation by intertidal sand waves on a mixed-sediment Beach Wave energy dissipation by intertidal sand waves on a mixed-sediment Beach

Within the surf zone, the energy expended by wave breaking is strongly influenced by nearshore bathymetry, which is often linked to the character and abundance of local sediments. Based upon a continuous, two year record of Argus Beach Monitoring System (ABMS) data on the north shore of Kachemak Bay in southcentral Alaska, we model the enhancement of wave energy dissipation by the...

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P. Adams, P. Ruggiero

December 31, 2005