NCEI/WDS Global Tsunami Deposits Database
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abstract: Discover where, when and how severely tsunamis affected Earth in geologic history. Information regarding Tsunami Deposits and Proxies for Tsunami Events complements the historical records currently available through the Global Tsunami Database.
purpose: Tsunami deposits are the physical evidence left behind when a tsunami impacts a shoreline or affects submarine sediments. These deposits can be preserved in the geologic record and studied long after the tsunami waves dissipate. The tsunami deposits database compliments and extends the historical record of tsunami events.
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fileDescription: Tsunami Deposit on Oahu, Hawaii; Photo Credit: Paula Dunbar
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useLimitation: While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
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descriptor: The setting during the event.
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statement: This database was developed in 2006 when Dr. Barbara Keating of the University of Hawaii provided the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) with a spreadsheet listing various references (articles, books) describing tsunami deposits for archive and distribution. NGDC imported the data into a relational database and began to quality-control and improve the data. The tsunami deposits database compliments and extends the historical record.
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description: The database was created in 2006 from a spreadsheet compiled and provided by Dr. Barbara Keating of the University of Hawaii.
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evaluationMethodDescription: The existing references are well documented, but with the large growth of articles on tsunami deposits the database is not as complete as it was in 2006.
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description: NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
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maintenanceNote: Last Metadata Review Date: 2011-09-06
maintenanceNote: This record was automatically modified on 2015-10-01 to include references to NCEI where applicable.
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