Tsunami Publications and Reports

NCEI offers publications that contain scientific data, records, images, and information on historic and recent tsunami events. These publications and other references are used to compile the Global Historical Tsunami Database.

2023

Products and services available from U.S. NOAA NCEI archive of tsunami water level data (2023), 28th General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), Berlin, Germany, July 14, 2023 (Sweeney, A., G. Mungov, L. Wright) [Poster]

2021

Timeline Visualization Uncovers Gaps in Archived Tsunami Water Level Data (2021), Frontiers in Climate, 3: 732174, Timeline Visualization Uncovers Gaps in Archived Tsunami Water Level Data (Sweeney, A.)

2019

The Impact of Post-tsunami Surveys on the NCEI/WDS Global Historical Tsunami Database (2019), Pure and Applied Geophysics, 176: 2809, The Impact of Post-tsunami Surveys on the NCEI/WDS Global Historical Tsunami Database (Arcos, N., P. Dunbar, K. Stroker, and L. Kong)
Twenty-Five Years (1992–2016) of Global Tsunamis: Statistical and Analytical Overview (2019), Pure and Applied Geophysics, 176: 2795, Twenty-Five Years (1992–2016) of Global Tsunamis: Statistical and Analytical Overview (Gusiakov, V.K., Dunbar, P.K. & Arcos, N.)

2017

The legacy of the 1992 Nicaragua tsunami (2017), Eos, 98, 30 August, The Legacy of the 1992 Nicaragua Tsunami (Arcos, N., P. Dunbar, K. Stroker, and L. Kong)
Challenges in Defining Tsunami Wave Heights (2017), Pure and Applied Geophysics, 174 (8), p. 3043–3063, Challenges in Defining Tsunami Wave Heights (Paula Dunbar, George Mungov, Aaron Sweeney, Kelly Stroker, Nicolas Arcos)

2015

United States and Territories National Tsunami Hazard Assessment Historical Record and Sources for Waves – Update (2015)

2014

International Tsunami Survey Team (ITST) Post-Tsunami Survey Field Guide, second edition (2014), Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, IOC Manuals and Guides, 37, Full text PDF
A protocol for coordinating post-tsunami field reconnaissance efforts in the USA (2014), Natural Hazards, A protocol for coordinating post-tsunami field reconnaissance efforts in the USA (Rick Wilson, Nathan Wood, Laura Kong, Mike Shulters, Kevin Richards, Paula Dunbar, Gen Tamura, Ed Young)

2012

DART® Tsunameter Retrospective and Real-Time Data: A Reflection on 10 Years of Processing in Support of Tsunami Research and Operations (2012), Pure and Applied Geophysics, DART® Tsunameter Retrospective and Real-Time Data: A Reflection on 10 Years of Processing in Support of Tsunami Research and Operations (George Mungov, Marie Eblé and Richard Bouchard)

2011

Tohoku earthquake and tsunami data available from NOAA/NGDC (2011), Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, Vol. 2 (4), p. 305-323, 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami data available from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Geophysical Data Center (Paula Dunbar, Heather McCullough, George Mungov, Jesse Varner, and Kelly Stroker)

2010

Do the 2010 Haiti and Chile earthquakes and tsunamis indicate increasing trends? (2010), Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, Vol. 1 (2), p. 95-114, Do the 2010 Haiti and Chile earthquakes and tsunamis indicate increasing trends?, (Paula Dunbar, Kelly Stroker, Heather McCullough)
Global tsunami deposits database (2010), Natural Hazards, Global tsunami deposits database, (Paula Dunbar, Heather McCullough)

2009

Integrated tsunami data for better hazard assessments (2009), EOS Trans. AGU, Vol. 90, No. 22, Integrated Tsunami Data for Better Hazard Assessments
Estimating probable maximum loss from a Cascadia tsunami (2009), Natural Hazards, Estimating probable maximum loss from a Cascadia tsunami (Dale Dominey-Howes, Paula Dunbar, Jesse Varner, Maria Papathoma-Kohle)

2008

Tsunami Data Management: An Initial Report on the Management of Environmental Data Required to Minimize the Impact of Tsunamis in the United States (2008), NOAA Data Management Committee Special Report
Long-Term Tsunami Data Archive Supports Tsunami Forecast, Warning, Research and Mitigation (2008), in Tsunami Science Four Years After the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, Part I Modeling and Hazard Assessment, Pure and Applied Geophysics, Vol. 165 (Paula Dunbar, Kelly J. Stroker, Vinita R. Brocko, Jesse D. Varner, Susan J. McLean, Lisa A. Taylor, Barry W. Eakins, Kelly S. Carignan and Robin R. Warnken)
U.S. States and Territories National Tsunami Hazard Assessment: Historic Record and Sources for Waves (2008) (Paula K. Dunbar (NGDC) and Craig S. Weaver (USGS), 59 pages)

2003

Two Decades of Global Tsunamis 1982-2002 (2003), Science of Tsunami Hazards (James F. Lander, Lowell S. Whiteside, and Patricia A. Lockridge)

2002

A Brief History of Tsunamis in the Caribbean Sea (2002), Science of Tsunami Hazards (James F. Lander, Lowell S. Whiteside, and Patricia A. Lockridge)
Tsunamis and Tsunami-Like Waves of the Eastern United States (2002), Science of Tsunami Hazards (Patricia A. Lockridge, Lowell S. Whiteside, and James F. Lander)
The Tsunami History of Guam: 1849-1993 (2002), Science of Tsunami Hazards (James F. Lander and Lowell S. Whiteside)

1996

Tsunamis Affecting Alaska, 1737-1996 (1996) (J. Lander, 195 pages, 55 illustrations, 15 tables, and 42 marigrams)

1995

Report of the International Tsunami Measurements Workshop (1995) (James F. Lander and Harry Yeh, eds., 102 pages) contains scientific papers presented at the 1995 workshop)

1993

Tsunamis Affecting the West Coast of the United States, 1806-1992 (1993) (J. Lander, P. Lockridge, and M. Kozuch, 242 pages of text, 36 illustrations, 12 tables, and 130 marigrams)
Catalog of Tsunamis on the Western Coast of Mexico, 1732-1992 (1993) (A. Sanchez and S. Farreras, 79 pages of text, 26 tables, 5 figures, and 67 marigrams)

1992

Catalog of Tsunamis in the Pacific, 1969-1982 (1992) (S.L. Soloviev, Ch.N. Go, and Kh.S. Kim, 207 pages, 88 figures, 46 tables)

1991

Proceedings, 2nd UJNR Tsunami Workshop (1991) (A. Brennan and J. Lander, eds., 260 pages): contains papers and abstracts presented at the 1990 UJNR meeting. UNJR is the Japan Natural Resources Development Program in the United States.