WorldWideTsumani : public <<Feature>> class
Created: 9/25/2007 1:06:12 PM
Modified: 9/25/2007 1:23:16 PM
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<p>A tsunami is a series of waves generated by an impulsive disturbance in the ocean or in a small, connected body of water. The National Oceanic <br/></p><p><br/></p><p>and Atmospheric Administration/National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service/National Geophysical Data Center's <br/></p><p><br/></p><p>(NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC) tsunami run-up database contains information on locations where tsunami effects occurred. This database provides information on tsunami events from 49 B.C. to the present in the Mediterranean and Caribbean Seas, and the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans.<br/></p><p><br/></p><p>The preparation of this history was undertaken because of the evident need for an up-to-date and comprehensive compilation. The previously <br/></p><p><br/></p><p>available history of tsunamis in the United States and environs was scattered through several regional catalogs, research papers, and <br/></p><p><br/></p><p>unpublished works. The continued research of several people has improved these now-dated catalogs. The present history incorporated all works known to the compilers into a single, comprehensive volume.<br/></p><p><br/></p><p>1) NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC, World-Wide Tsunamis: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/hazard/tsuintro.shtml<br/></p><p><br/></p><p>2) NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC, Tsunami Data at NGDC: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/hazard/tsu.shtml<br/></p>
Attribute Details
public Date
  WorldWideTsumaniEventDate
Range:0 to 1
Notes: Date of Tsunami
public DateTime
  WorldWideTsumaniArrivalDateTime
Range:0 to 1
Notes: The arrival time is the universal time of the arrival of the tsunami at the location of the <br /><br />effects given in Day (Da), Hour (Hr), and Minutes (Mn).  Definition Source:  NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC
public Quantity
  WorldWideTsumaniNumRunupsQuantity
Notes: The number of runups caused by this tsunami.
public String
  WorldwideTsunamiMapNumberCode
Range:0 to *
Notes: MAP_SLIDE_<br />Source: HSIP v3 2008
public LengthMeasure
  WorldwideTsunamiEQDepthMeasure
Notes: EQ_DEPTH<br />Source: HSIP v3 2008
public Quantity
  WorldwideTsunamiEQMagnitudeQuantity
Notes: EQ_MAGNITU<br />Source: HSIP v3 2008
public String
  WorldwideTsunamiCauseCode
Notes: CAUSE_CODE<br />Source: HSIP v3 2008
public String
  WorldwideTsunamiEventValidationCode
Notes: EVENT_VALI<br />Source: HSIP v3 2008
public Number
  WorldwideTsunamiMTBNumeric
Notes: TS_MT_B<br />Source: HSIP v3 2008
public Number
  WorldwideTsunamiIntensityNumeric
Notes: TS_INTENSI<br />Source: HSIP v3 2008
public Number
  WorldwideTsunamiMaxEventNumeric
Notes: MAX_EVENT_<br />Source: HSIP v3 2008
public Integer
  WorldWideTsumaniTravelTimeHoursNumeric
Notes: The travel time is the time in hours and minutes that it took the tsunami to travel <br />from the source to the location of effects.  Definition Source:  NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC
public Integer
  WorldWideTsumaniTravelTimeMinutesNumeric
Notes: The travel time is the time in hours and minutes that it took the tsunami to travel <br /><br />from the source to the location of effects.  Definition Source:  NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC
public LengthMeasure
  WorldWideTsumaniRunupHeightMeasure
Notes: The maximum water height above sea level in meters. The runup is the height the tsunami  reached above a reference level such as mean sea level but it is not always clear which reference level was used.
public LengthMeasure
  WorldWideTsumaniInLandFloodingDistanceMeasure
Notes: The maximum horizontal distance of in-land flooding (in meters)
public Number
  WorldWideTsumaniPeriodNumeric
Notes: The period is in minutes and, when available, is the period of the first cycle.
public Text
  WorldWideTsumaniFirstMotionText
Notes: The first motion of the wave whether rise or fall.
Object Type Connection Notes
«Feature» Hazard Class Generalization