Tsunami evacuation route sign at an intersection in Nehalem, Oregon.
Nathan J Wood, Ph.D.
Nathan Wood is a supervisory research geographer with the USGS Western Geographic Science Center.
He supervises the WGSC Hazard Vulnerability Team that specializes in societal-vulnerability science, geospatial modeling, and web mapping applications. He has conducted research and written extensively on community vulnerability to natural hazards, such as asset exposure, demographic sensitivity, and pedestrian evacuation modeling. He has done work related to tsunami threats in Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii, Alaska, American Samoa, and Guam; volcanic hazards in Washington and California; and coastal hazards in California, the Pacific Northwest, and the U.S. Eastern Seaboard. He also works with natural scientists to model and create national-scale hazard maps, including landslide, sinkhole, and Valley Fever susceptibility. He is a co-leader of a project characterizing multi-hazard risk for the U.S. Department of the Interior. He is a USGS representative for the Coordinating Committee of the U.S. National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program.
Professional Experience
2014 – Current: Supervisory Research Geographer, USGS Western Geographic Science Center (WGSC)
2001 – 2014: Research Geographer, USGS WGSC
1999-2001: Project Manager, Extension Sea Grant, Oregon State University
1998-1999: Instructor, Department of Geosciences, Oregon State University
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. Geography, Oregon State University, 2002
M.S. Marine Science, University of South Florida, 1996
B.S. Geology, Duke University, 1993
Science and Products
Connecting with our stakeholders - developing a better understanding of use and usability for science products
Subsidence Susceptibility Map for the Conterminous U.S.
CDI Risk Map
Tsunamis
Coastal Change
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Hazards Vulnerability Team
A data management and visualization framework for community vulnerability to hazards
Climate Change Adaptation for Coastal National Wildlife Refuges
SAFRR Tsunami Scenario
Informing Conservation Management Decision-Making at Coastal National Wildlife Refuges
Estimates of population exposure and evacuation potential for earthquake-related tsunami hazard zones in the United States Estimates of population exposure and evacuation potential for earthquake-related tsunami hazard zones in the United States
Pedestrian evacuation time maps for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands tsunami-hazard zones Pedestrian evacuation time maps for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands tsunami-hazard zones
Pedestrian evacuation time maps for Alaska tsunami-hazard zones Pedestrian evacuation time maps for Alaska tsunami-hazard zones
Pedestrian evacuation time maps for Puerto Rico tsunami-hazard zones Pedestrian evacuation time maps for Puerto Rico tsunami-hazard zones
Pedestrian evacuation time maps, population estimates, and cruise ship passenger estimates for USVI tsunami-hazard zones Pedestrian evacuation time maps, population estimates, and cruise ship passenger estimates for USVI tsunami-hazard zones
Slope-Relief Threshold Landslide Susceptibility Models for the United States and Puerto Rico Slope-Relief Threshold Landslide Susceptibility Models for the United States and Puerto Rico
Community Exposure in U.S. Hawaiian Islands to Future Coastal Flooding Hazards, reference year 2020 Community Exposure in U.S. Hawaiian Islands to Future Coastal Flooding Hazards, reference year 2020
Community Exposure in U.S. American Samoa to Future Coastal Flooding Hazards, reference year 2020 Community Exposure in U.S. American Samoa to Future Coastal Flooding Hazards, reference year 2020
Community Exposure in U.S. Guam to Future Coastal Flooding Hazards, reference year 2020 Community Exposure in U.S. Guam to Future Coastal Flooding Hazards, reference year 2020
Community Exposure in U.S. Northern Mariana Islands to Future Coastal Flooding Hazards, reference year 2020 Community Exposure in U.S. Northern Mariana Islands to Future Coastal Flooding Hazards, reference year 2020
Community Exposure in U.S. California to Future Shoreline Change Hazards, reference year 2020 Community Exposure in U.S. California to Future Shoreline Change Hazards, reference year 2020
Geospatial files and tabular exposure estimates of sinkhole susceptibility for counties in the conterminous United States for current conditions and projections for the years 2070-2079 - Overview Geospatial files and tabular exposure estimates of sinkhole susceptibility for counties in the conterminous United States for current conditions and projections for the years 2070-2079 - Overview
Tsunami evacuation route sign at an intersection in Nehalem, Oregon.
National population exposure and evacuation potential in the United States to earthquake-generated tsunami threats National population exposure and evacuation potential in the United States to earthquake-generated tsunami threats
Population vulnerability of residents, employees, and cruise-ship passengers to tsunami hazards of islands in complex seismic regions: A case study of the U.S. Virgin Islands Population vulnerability of residents, employees, and cruise-ship passengers to tsunami hazards of islands in complex seismic regions: A case study of the U.S. Virgin Islands
Projections of multiple climate-related coastal hazards for the US Southeast Atlantic Projections of multiple climate-related coastal hazards for the US Southeast Atlantic
Parsimonious high-resolution landslide susceptibility modeling at continental scales Parsimonious high-resolution landslide susceptibility modeling at continental scales
Slope Unit Maker (SUMak): An efficient and parameter-free algorithm for delineating slope units to improve landslide modeling Slope Unit Maker (SUMak): An efficient and parameter-free algorithm for delineating slope units to improve landslide modeling
Current and future sinkhole susceptibility in karst and pseudokarst areas of the conterminous United States Current and future sinkhole susceptibility in karst and pseudokarst areas of the conterminous United States
Modeling non-structural strategies to reduce pedestrian evacuation times for mitigating local tsunami threats in Guam Modeling non-structural strategies to reduce pedestrian evacuation times for mitigating local tsunami threats in Guam
Mapping landslide susceptibility over large regions with limited data Mapping landslide susceptibility over large regions with limited data
Multi-hazard risk analysis for the U.S. Department of the Interior: An integration of expert elicitation, planning priorities, and geospatial analysis Multi-hazard risk analysis for the U.S. Department of the Interior: An integration of expert elicitation, planning priorities, and geospatial analysis
National strategy for landslide loss reduction National strategy for landslide loss reduction
Multiple climate change-driven tipping points for coastal systems Multiple climate change-driven tipping points for coastal systems
Variations in community evacuation potential related to average return periods in probabilistic tsunami hazard analysis Variations in community evacuation potential related to average return periods in probabilistic tsunami hazard analysis
Oahu Tsunami Evacuation Dashboard Oahu Tsunami Evacuation Dashboard
Hazard Exposure Reporting and Analytics (HERA) Hazard Exposure Reporting and Analytics (HERA)
Pedestrian Evacuation Analyst Tool Pedestrian Evacuation Analyst Tool
Science and Products
Connecting with our stakeholders - developing a better understanding of use and usability for science products
Subsidence Susceptibility Map for the Conterminous U.S.
CDI Risk Map
Tsunamis
Coastal Change
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Hazards Vulnerability Team
A data management and visualization framework for community vulnerability to hazards
Climate Change Adaptation for Coastal National Wildlife Refuges
SAFRR Tsunami Scenario
Informing Conservation Management Decision-Making at Coastal National Wildlife Refuges
Estimates of population exposure and evacuation potential for earthquake-related tsunami hazard zones in the United States Estimates of population exposure and evacuation potential for earthquake-related tsunami hazard zones in the United States
Pedestrian evacuation time maps for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands tsunami-hazard zones Pedestrian evacuation time maps for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands tsunami-hazard zones
Pedestrian evacuation time maps for Alaska tsunami-hazard zones Pedestrian evacuation time maps for Alaska tsunami-hazard zones
Pedestrian evacuation time maps for Puerto Rico tsunami-hazard zones Pedestrian evacuation time maps for Puerto Rico tsunami-hazard zones
Pedestrian evacuation time maps, population estimates, and cruise ship passenger estimates for USVI tsunami-hazard zones Pedestrian evacuation time maps, population estimates, and cruise ship passenger estimates for USVI tsunami-hazard zones
Slope-Relief Threshold Landslide Susceptibility Models for the United States and Puerto Rico Slope-Relief Threshold Landslide Susceptibility Models for the United States and Puerto Rico
Community Exposure in U.S. Hawaiian Islands to Future Coastal Flooding Hazards, reference year 2020 Community Exposure in U.S. Hawaiian Islands to Future Coastal Flooding Hazards, reference year 2020
Community Exposure in U.S. American Samoa to Future Coastal Flooding Hazards, reference year 2020 Community Exposure in U.S. American Samoa to Future Coastal Flooding Hazards, reference year 2020
Community Exposure in U.S. Guam to Future Coastal Flooding Hazards, reference year 2020 Community Exposure in U.S. Guam to Future Coastal Flooding Hazards, reference year 2020
Community Exposure in U.S. Northern Mariana Islands to Future Coastal Flooding Hazards, reference year 2020 Community Exposure in U.S. Northern Mariana Islands to Future Coastal Flooding Hazards, reference year 2020
Community Exposure in U.S. California to Future Shoreline Change Hazards, reference year 2020 Community Exposure in U.S. California to Future Shoreline Change Hazards, reference year 2020
Geospatial files and tabular exposure estimates of sinkhole susceptibility for counties in the conterminous United States for current conditions and projections for the years 2070-2079 - Overview Geospatial files and tabular exposure estimates of sinkhole susceptibility for counties in the conterminous United States for current conditions and projections for the years 2070-2079 - Overview
Tsunami evacuation route sign at an intersection in Nehalem, Oregon.
Tsunami evacuation route sign at an intersection in Nehalem, Oregon.