Archival and Discovery of April 1, 1946 Tsunami Event on Marigrams
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information have more than 3,000 tsunami marigram (tide gauge) records in both image and paper format. The majority of these tsunami marigram records were scanned to high-resolution digital tiff images during the NOAA Climate Data Modernization Program (CDMP). There still remain shelves full of deteriorating paper records that are in need of rescue reformatting to scanned images before they are lost. The 1946 tsunami is one of four 20th century tsunami events which are historically important but data during each reside only on the marigram records. The 1946 tsunami was the impetus for establishment of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center after impact to the Hawaiian Islands. The 1952, 1960, and 1964 tsunamis were each generated by three of the greatest of all recorded earthquakes. The 1960 tsunami, in particular, was generated by the largest earthquake ever recorded, a magnitude 9.5 off the central coast of Chile. Measurements of these tsunamis are expected to provide researchers with important information linking earthquake rupture to tsunami generation and propagation characteristics. All data reformatted as part of this project will be brought into compliance with NOAA Data Directives and meet the requirements for Data Management, Discoverability, Accessibility, Documentation, Readability, and Data Preservation and Stewardship as per the Big Earth Data Initiative (BEDI). BEDI is designed to promote interoperability of Earth observation data across Federal agencies, systems and platforms through the improvement of data management practices and increased discoverability, accessibility, and usability of data collections.
Dataset Citation
- Cite as: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; NOAA Center for Tsunami Research (2017): Archival and Discovery of April 1, 1946 Tsunami Event on Marigrams. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V598856F [access date]
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gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.hazards:19460401marigram
Coverage Description | Coastal Tide Gauge Network of the International Community |
Time Period | 1946-04-01T00:02:38Z to 1946-04-04T00:46:04Z (time duration: P0Y0M3DT0H43M42S) |
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West: 145.583333
East: -123.3707
South: 35.017222
North: 48.424666
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Dataset Progress Status | Complete - production of the data has been completed |
Data Update Frequency | Data update frequency not available |
Purpose | To enable archive and discovery of segments of marigram records on which are recorded sea level measurements of the April 1, 1946 tsunami originating from a magnitude 8.6 earthquake at Unimak Island, Alaska. |
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Lineage Statement | The April 1, 1946 marigrams were stored in boxes until scanned into digital data in 2016-17. |
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Last Modified: 2020-09-03
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For questions about the information on this page, please email: haz.info@noaa.gov