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Tsunami Warning and Preparedness: An Assessment of the U.S. Tsunami Program and the Nation's Preparedness Efforts (2011)
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. "Appendix J: Response to the Chilean-Earthquake Generated Tsunami: The Hawaii Case Study." Tsunami Warning and Preparedness: An Assessment of the U.S. Tsunami Program and the Nation's Preparedness Efforts. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2011.

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Tsunami Warning and Preparedness: An Assessment of the U.S. Tsunami Program

Findings

  • The decisions to order evacuations at the county level on Oahua and Kauai apparently preceded transmission of the first tsunami “amplitude (crest to trough)” model results.

  • The Tsunami Warning Centers provided forecasts to Civil Defense in the state of Hawaii that proved to be within the range of observed conditions.

REFERENCES

1. U.S. Geological Survey. 2010. Magnitude 8.8–Offshore Bio-Bio, Chile 2010 February 27 06:34:14 UTC. [Online]. Available: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010tfan.php [2010, June 29].

2. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2010. Index of PTWC Messages Hawaii 2010. [Online]. Available: http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/hawaii/2010/ [2010, June 29].

3. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2010. Tsunami Event—February 27, 2010 Chile Main Event Page. [Online]. Available: http://nctr.pmel.noaa.gov/chile20100227/ [2010, June 29].

4. New York Times. 2010. Hawaii Exhales as Tsunami Warning Is Canceled. [Online]. Available: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/us/28warning.html [2010, June 29].

5. City and County of Honolulu. 2010. Department of Emergency Management Issues Tsunami Evacuation Information. [Online]. Available: http://www.honolulu.gov/csd/publiccom/honnews10/DEMTsunamiEvacuation.htm [2010, June 29].

6. County of Kauai State of Hawaii. 2010. Civil Defense Program Description. [Online]. Available: http://www.kauai.gov/Government/Departments/CivilDefenseAgency/tabid/90/Default.aspx [2010, June 29].

7. Honolulu Star Bulletin. 2010. Tsunami Response Flaws Draw Review. [Online]. Available: http://www.starbulletin.com/news/20100228_Tsunami_response_flaws_draw_review.html [2010, June 29].

8. The Wall Street Journal. 2010. Hawaii Unaffected by Tsunami. [Online]. Available: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704231304575091624043844744.html [2010, June 29].

9. The Maui News. 2010. Officials Assess Tsunami Response. [Online]. Available:http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/529308.html

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