Author: George R. PriestPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Earthquake hazard analysis
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Explanation of Mapping Methods and Use of the Tsunami Hazard Maps of the Oregon Coast
Author: George R. PriestPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Earthquake hazard analysis
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Oregon Geology
Author: IABSE Symposium, Lisbon 2005
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Improving Natural Hazards Management on the Oregon Coast
Author: Coastal Natural Hazards Policy Working Group (Or.)Publisher: Oregon Sea Grant
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
The State Geologist's Journal
Author: Coastal Management
Author: Marc HershmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coastal zone management
Languages : en
Pages : 1014
Book Description
National Assessment of Shoreline Change
Author: Tsunami Science Four Years After the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami
Author: Phil R. CumminsPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3034600577
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
The tragedy of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami has led to a rapid expansion in science directed at understanding tsunami and mitigating their hazard. A remarkable cross-section of this research was presented in the session: Tsunami Generation and Hazard, at the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics XXIV General Assembly in Perugia, held in July of 2007. Over one hundred presentations were made at this session, spanning topics ranging from paleotsunami research, to nonlinear shallow-water theory, to tsunami hazard and risk assessment. A selection of this work, along with other contributions from leading tsunami scientists, is published in detail in the 28 papers of this special issue of Pure and Applied Geophysics: Tsunami Science Four Years After the Indian Ocean Tsunami. Part I of this issue includes 14 papers covering the state-of-the-art in tsunami modelling and hazard assessment. Another 14 papers are published in Part II focusing on observations and data analysis.
Sea-Level Rise for the Coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309255945
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Tide gauges show that global sea level has risen about 7 inches during the 20th century, and recent satellite data show that the rate of sea-level rise is accelerating. As Earth warms, sea levels are rising mainly because ocean water expands as it warms; and water from melting glaciers and ice sheets is flowing into the ocean. Sea-level rise poses enormous risks to the valuable infrastructure, development, and wetlands that line much of the 1,600 mile shoreline of California, Oregon, and Washington. As those states seek to incorporate projections of sea-level rise into coastal planning, they asked the National Research Council to make independent projections of sea-level rise along their coasts for the years 2030, 2050, and 2100, taking into account regional factors that affect sea level. Sea-Level Rise for the Coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington: Past, Present, and Future explains that sea level along the U.S. west coast is affected by a number of factors. These include: climate patterns such as the El Niño, effects from the melting of modern and ancient ice sheets, and geologic processes, such as plate tectonics. Regional projections for California, Oregon, and Washington show a sharp distinction at Cape Mendocino in northern California. South of that point, sea-level rise is expected to be very close to global projections. However, projections are lower north of Cape Mendocino because the land is being pushed upward as the ocean plate moves under the continental plate along the Cascadia Subduction Zone. However, an earthquake magnitude 8 or larger, which occurs in the region every few hundred to 1,000 years, would cause the land to drop and sea level to suddenly rise.
Mountain Ecosystems
Author: Gabriele BrollPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9783540243250
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
This volume focuses on interaction between vegetation, relief, climate, soil and fauna in the treeline ecotone, and the effects of climate change and land use in North America and Europe.