Katharine Pishief
Biographic Data
| ID | 11070466 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Katharine Pishief |
| GIVEN NAMES | Katharine |
| FAMILY NAME | Pishief |
| SIGNATURE | PISHIEF K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Joint Centre for Disaster Research GNS Science/School of Psychology Massey University Wellington PO Box 756 Wellington 6140 New Zealand |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Developing an effective tsunami warning system
The magnitude 9.5 earthquake on 22 May 1960 in southern Chile was the largest instrumentally recorded earthquake in the 20th century. It generated a tsunami that swept the shores of Chile and radiated out across the Pacific, with the major loss of life in Chile and, despite warnings being issued, in both Hawai'i and Japan. The absence of a Pacific‐wide tsunami warning system at the time meant that the tsunami struck New Zealand without an officia…
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Developing an effective tsunami warning system
The magnitude 9.5 earthquake on 22 May 1960 in southern Chile was the largest instrumentally recorded earthquake in the 20th century. It generated a tsunami that swept the shores of Chile and radiated out across the Pacific, with the major loss of life in Chile and, despite warnings being issued, in both Hawai'i and Japan. The absence of a Pacific‐wide tsunami warning system at the time meant that the tsunami struck New Zealand without an officia…
Disaster Management and Resilience (1 work) · Early warning system (1 work) · Earthquake warning system (1 work) · Engineering (1 work) · Flood Risk Assessment and Management (1 work) · Geography (1 work) · Geology (1 work) · Oceanography (1 work) · Seismology (1 work) · Telecommunications (1 work)