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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/13657| Title: | Tsunami elevation predictions for American Samoa |
| Authors: | United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Pacific Ocean Division. Houston, James R. (James Robert), 1947- |
| Keywords: | American Samoa Finite element method Mathematical models Numerical models Tsunamis Floods Flooding |
| Publisher: | Hydraulics Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Technical report (U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station) ; HL-80-16. |
| Description: | Technical Report Abstract: Frequency-of-occurrence curves for tsunami elevations in .American Samoa were determined. The islands of Tutuila, Aunuu, Ofu, Olosega, and Tau were considered in the analysis. A catalog of historical tsunamis in the Samoan Islands was compiled. Historical data were used to determine a frequency-of-occurrence curve for Pago Pago Harbor on Tutuila. A hybrid finite-element numerical model was then used to extend the historical data at Pago Pago to allow frequency-of-occurrence curves to be determined throughout American Samoa. |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/13657 |
| Appears in Collections: | Technical Report |
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| TR-HL-80-16.pdf | 11.79 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |