Oregon Tsunami Clearinghouse / Resource Library

Selected Technical or Peer-Reviewed Publications

Last updated May 28, 2021

Publication Details
2021
Local tsunami evacuation analysis of Gold Beach and nearby unincorporated communities, Curry County, Oregon,by Laura L. S. Gabel, Fletcher E. O’Brien, and Jonathan C. Allan, DOGAMI Open-File Report O-21-03.	preview
Earthquake and tsunami impact analysis for coastal Lincoln County, Oregon, by Jonathan C. Allan and Fletcher E. O’Brien, DOGAMI Open-File Report O-21-02.	preview
2020
Earthquake and tsunami impact analysis for coastal Tillamook County, Oregon, by Jonathan C. Allan, Fletcher E. O’Brien, John M. Bauer, and Matthew C. Williams, DOGAMI Open-File Report O-20-14.	preview
Earthquake and tsunami impact analysis for coastal Clatsop County, Oregon,by J. C. Allan, F. E. O'Brien, John M. Bauer, and M. C. Williams, DOGAMI Open-File Report O-20-10.	preview
GIS data and method for determining maximum-considered local and distant tsunami wave arrival data for the Oregon coast,by Laura L. S. Gabel, Fletcher O’Brien, and Jonathan Allan, DOGAMI Open-File Report O-20-09.	preview
Coos Bay tsunami modeling: toward improved maritime planning response,by Jonathan C. Allan, Joseph Zhang, Fletcher E. O’Brien, and Laura L. S. Gabel, DOGAMI Open-File Report O-20-08.	preview
Local tsunami evacuation analysis of Nehalem Bay, Tillamook County, Oregon,by Laura L. S. Gabel, and Fletcher E. O’Brien, and Jonathan C. Allan, DOGAMI Open-File Report O-20-07.	preview
Tsunami evacuation analysis of Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon, by Laura L. S. Gabel, Jonathan C. Allan, and Fletcher E. O’Brien, DOGAMI Open-File Report O-20-05.	preview
Analysis of earthquake and tsunami impacts for people and structures inside the tsunami zone for five Oregon coastal communities: Gearhart, Rockaway Beach, Lincoln City, Newport, and Port Orford, John M. Bauer, Jonathan C. Allan, Laura L. S. Gabel, Fletcher E. O’Brien, and Jed T. Roberts, DOGAMI Open-File Report O-20-03.	preview
Oregon Coastal Hospital Resilience Project, by Yumei Wang and Jon J. Franczyk, DOGAMI Open-File Report O-20-02.	preview
2019
Gabel, L. L. S., O’Brien, F. E., Bauer, J. M., and Allan, J. C., 2019, Tsunami evacuation analysis of some unincorporated Tillamook County communities: Building community resilience on the Oregon coast: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, Open-File Report O-19-08.	preview
Gabel, L. L. S., O’Brien, F. E., Bauer, J. M., and Allan, J. C., 2019, Tsunami evacuation analysis of communities surrounding the Coos Bay estuary: Building community resilience on the Oregon coast: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, Open-File Report O-19-07.	preview
Gabel, L. L. S., O’Brien, F. E., Bauer, J. M., and Allan, J. C., 2019, Tsunami evacuation analysis of Lincoln City and unincorporated Lincoln County: Building community resilience on the Oregon coast: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, Open-File Report O-19-06.	preview
Gabel, L. L. S., O’Brien, F. E., and Allan, J. C., 2019, Tsunami evacuation analysis of Newport, Lincoln County, Oregon: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, Open-File Report O-19-05.	preview
Priest, G. R., and Allan, J. C., 2019, Comparison of Oregon tsunami hazard scenarios to a probabilistic tsunami hazard analysis (PTHA): Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, Open-File Report O-19-04.	preview
Allan, J. C., and O’Brien, F. E., Columbia River simulated tsunami scenarios: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, Open-File Report O-19-03.	preview
2018
Allan, J. C., Priest, G. R., Zhang, J., and Gabel, L., 2018, Maritime tsunami evacuation guidelines for the Pacific Northwest coast of Oregon: Natural Hazards, v. 94, no. 1, p. 21-52.	article
Allan, J. C., Zhang, J., O'Brien, F., and Gabel, L., 2018, Columbia River tsunami modeling: toward improved maritime planning response, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Special Paper 51, 83 p.	preview
Gabel, L. L., and Allan, J. C., 2018, Local tsunami evacuation analysis of Pacific City, Tillamook County, Oregon: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Open-File Report O-18-06, 59 p.	preview
Gabel, L. L., and Allan, J. C., 2018, Tsunami evacuation analysis of Florence and Reedsport, Lane and Douglas counties, Oregon: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Open-File Report O-18-05, 95 p.	preview
2017
Priest, G. R., Witter, R., Zhang, Y. J., Goldfinger, C., Wang, K., and Allan, J. C., 2017, New constraints on coseismic slip during southern Cascadia subduction zone earthquakes over the past 4600 years implied by tsunami deposits and marine turbidites: Natural Hazards, v. 88, no. 1, p. 1-29.	article
Gabel, L. L., and Allan, J. C., 2017, Local tsunami evacuation analysis of Rockaway Beach, Tillamook County, Oregon: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Open File Report O-17-06, 56 p.	preview
2016
Gabel, L. L. S., and Allan, J. C., Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Open-File Report O-16-08, Local tsunami evacuation analysis of Warrenton and Clatsop Spit, Clatsop County, Oregon, GIS files, 56 p. text report. See preview page for abstract and data description.	preview
2015
Priest, G. R., Stimely, L. L., Wood, N. J., Madin, I. P., and Watzig, R. J., 2015, Beat-the-wave evacuation mapping for tsunami hazards in Seaside, Oregon, USA: Natural Hazards, v. 80, no. 2, p. 1-26.	article
Priest, G. R., Stimely, L. L., Madin, I. P., and Watzig, R. J., Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Open-File Report O-15-02, Local tsunami evacuation analysis of Seaside and Gearhart, Clatsop County, Oregon, GIS files, map plates, 31 p. text report. See preview page for abstract and data description.	preview
Conference - Designing for Tsunamis: New Oregon Data and Anticipated Changes to the Building Code May 18. 2015, Portland, Oregon Sponsored by Oregon Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) Workshop Agenda (.pdf) \| Workshop Summary Memorandum (.pdf) Presentations: Background of the ASCE 7 tsunami design development: Gary Chock (Martin & Chock, Inc.) (1.9 MB .pdf) Approach to develop the 2475-yr offshore wave parameters: Hong Kie Thio (URS) (4.2 MB .pdf) The ASCE 7 Probabilistic Tsunami Design Zone maps for the Pacific Northwest Region: Yong Wei (NOAA Center for Tsunami Research) (6.7 MB .pdf) ASCE 7 Design Provisions and the Energy Grade Line Method for Tsunami Forces at a Site: Gary Chock (3.7 MB .pdf) New Oregon tsunami simulation scenarios, published data, and probable effect on the Oregon Building Code: George Priest (4.4 MB .pdf) Comparison of data from Oregon tsunami scenarios to the ASCE 7 2475-yr scenario and tsunami force calculations: Joseph Zhang (Virginia Institute of Marine Science) (3.7 MB .pdf)
2014
Dominey, D., and Dengler, L., eds., UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Manuals and Guides 37, International Tsunami Survey Team (ITST) Post-Tsunami Survey Field Guide, 2nd ed. (PDF) This new field guide addresses developments in the tsunami field since 1998, and the expansion of International Tsunami Survey Team (ITST) efforts into disciplines and technologies not covered in the first Guide. The guide provides a flexible framework for undertaking post-tsunami surveys, their guiding principles, and protocols and a set of best practices and templates for individuals and groups considering forming, or participating, in post-tsunami surveys.
Priest, G. R., Zhang, J. Y., Wang, K.,Goldfinger, C., and Stimely, L. L., Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Open-File Reports O-14-03 through -08, Tsunami digital point data for vorticity, minimum flow depth, and momentum flux for Oregon. Data series for the entire Oregon coast: O-14-03, South Coast Project Area, Curry County; O-14-04, Bandon Project Area, Coos and Curry Counties; O-14-05, Coos Bay Project Area, Coos County; O-14-06, Central Coast Project Area, Coos, Douglas, Lane, and Lincoln Counties; O-14-07, Tillamook Project Area, Tillamook County; and O-14-08, Clatsop Project Area, Clatsop County	preview
2013
Priest, G. R., Witter, R. C., Zhang, Y. J., Wang, K., Goldfinger, C., Stimely, L. L., English, J. T., Pickner, S. G., Hughes, K. L. B., Wille, T. E., and Smith, R. L., Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Open-File Report O-13-19, Tsunami inundation scenarios for Oregon, This digital data release is for seven tsunami inundation scenarios for the entire Oregon coast in the form of polygons (Esri ArcGIS® shapefiles). See preview page for data description. Summary report (PDF). \| GIS data	preview
Priest, G. R., Witter, R. C., Zhang, J. Y., Wang, K., Goldfinger, C., Stimely, L. L., English, J. T., Pickner, S. G., Hughes, K. L. B., Wille, T. E., and Smith, R. L., Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Open-File Reports O-13-13 through -18, Tsunami animations, time histories, and digital point data for Oregon. O-13-13, South Coast Project Area, Curry County; O-13-14, Bandon Project Area, Coos and Curry Counties; O-13-15, Coos Bay Project Area, Coos County; O-13-16, Central Coast Project Area, Coos, Douglas, Lane, and Lincoln Counties; O-13-17, Tillamook Project Area, Tillamook County; and O-13-18, Clatsop Project Area, Clatsop County	preview
Wood, N., and Schmidtlein, M., 2013, Community variations in population exposure to near-field tsunami hazards as a function of pedestrian travel time to safety, Natural Hazards, v. 65, no. 3, p. 1603-1628, abstract.
2012
Wood, N., and Schmidtlein, M., 2012, Anisotropic path modeling to assess pedestrian-evacuation potential from Cascadia-related tsunamis in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, Natural Hazards, v. 62, no. 2, p. 275-300.	preview
2011
Witter, R. C., Zhang, Y., Wang, K., Priest, G. R., Goldfinger, C., Stimely, L. L., English, J. T., and Ferro, P. A., 2011, Simulating tsunami inundation at Bandon, Coos County, Oregon, using hypothetical Cascadia and Alaska earthquake scenarios, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Special Paper 43, 57 p. Includes report, plates, GIS and data files, and animations.	preview
2010
Wang, Y. (compiler), 2010, Tsunami Evacuation Building Workshop, September 28-29, 2009, Cannon Beach, Seaside, and Portland, Oregon, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Open-File Report O-10-02, 35 p. text, plus 200 p. PowerPoint slides. Contains notes and photographs from workshop as well as PowerPoint presentation slides.
Wood, N., Burton, C., and Cutter, S., 2010, Community variations in social vulnerability to Cascadia-related tsunamis in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, Natural Hazards, v. 52, no. 2, p. 369-389.
2009
Priest, G. R., Goldfinger, C., Wang, K., Witter, R. C., Zhang, Y., and Baptista, A. M.,2009, Tsunami hazard assessment of the northern Oregon coast: A multi-deterministic approach tested at Cannon Beach, Clatsop County, Oregon, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Special Paper 41, 87 p. plus 7 p. appendix. Includes report, GIS set, time histories, and animations.
Priest, G. R., C. Goldfinger, K. Wang, R. C. Witter, Y. Zhang and A. Baptista, 2009, Confidence levels for tsunami-inundation limits in northern Oregon inferred from a 10,000-year history of great earthquakes at the Cascadia subduction zone. Natural Hazards. doi 10.1007/s11069-009-9453-5. CMOPcontribution: 09-004
González, F. I., and others, 2009, Probabilistic tsunami hazard assessment at Seaside, Oregon, for near- and far-field seismic sources: J. Geophys. Res., v. 114, C11023, 19 p., doi:10.1029/2008JC005132
Wood, N., 2009, Tsunami exposure estimation with land-cover data: Oregon and the Cascadia subduction zone, Applied Geography., v. 29, 158-170, doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2008.08.009
2008
Zhang, Y. J., and Baptista, A. M., 2008, An efficient and robust tsunami model on unstructured grids. Part I: Inundation benchmarks, Pure and Applied Geophysics, v. 165, no. 11-12, p. 2,229-2,248.
Zhang, Y. and Baptista, A., 2008, Benchmarking a new finite-element tsunami model on unstructured grids, Pure and Applied Geophysics, v. 165, 2,229-2,248.
2007 Working Group on California Earthquake Probabilities, 2008, The Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast, Version 2 (UCERF 2): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1437 and California Geological Survey Special Report 203 [https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1437/].
2007
Wood, N., 2007. Variations in city exposure and sensitivity to tsunami hazards in Oregon, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5283, Report: iv, 37 p.
2006
Gregg, C. E., Houghton, B.F., Paton, D., Lachman, R., Lachman, J., Johnston, D. M., and Wongbusarakum, S., 2006, Natural warning signs of tsunamis: Human sensory experience and response to the December 26, 2004 earthquake and tsunami, Thailand [Abstract], Earthquake Spectra, v. 22 no. S3.
2005
Geist, E. L., 2005, Local tsunami hazards in the Pacific Northwest from Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquakes, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1661B, 17 pp.
Atwater, B. F., and others, 2005, The orphan tsunami of 1700: Japanese clues to a parent earthquake in North America, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1707.
2003
Satake, K., Wang, K., and Atwater, B. F., 2003, Fault slip and seismic moment of the 1700 Cascadia earthquake inferred from Japanese tsunami descriptions, J. Geophys. Res., v. 108:ESE, 7-1-ESE7-17.
2002
Wood, N., Good, J., and Goodwin, B., 2002, Vulnerability assessment of a port and harbor community to earthquake and tsunami hazards: Integrating technical expert and stakeholder input, Natural Hazards Review, v. 3, no. 4, p. 148-157. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)1527-6988(2002)3:4(148)
2000
Priest, G. R., Myers, E., Baptista, A., Fleuck, P., Wang, K., and Peterson, C. D., 2000, Source simulation for tsunamis: lessons learned from fault rupture modeling of the Cascadia subduction zone, North America. Science of Tsunami Hazards, v. 18, p. 77-106.
1995
Peterson, C. D., and Priest, G. R., 1995, Preliminary reconnaissance survey of Cascadia paleotsunami deposits in Yaquina Bay, Oregon, Oregon Geology, v. 57, no. 2, 33-40 (8 p.) Article is contained in full issue PDF.
1993
Peterson, C. D., and others, 1993, Field trip guide to Cascadia paleoseismic evidence along the northern Oregon coast: Evidence of subduction zone seismicity in the central Cascadia margin, Oregon Geology, v. 55, no. 5, p. 99-114 (15 p.). Article is contained in full issue PDF.
1990
Woodward, J., White, J., and Cummings, R., 1990, Paleoseismicity and the archaeological record; areas of investigation on the northern Oregon Coast, Oregon Geology, 1990, v. 52, no. 3, p. 57-65 (9 p.). Article is contained in full issue PDF
Before 1990
Hebenstreit, G. T., and Murty, T. S., 1989, Tsunami amplitudes from local earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, part 1: —the outer coast, Marine Geodesy, v. 13, p. 101-146.
Tsunamis on the Oregon coast by C. E. Schatz; H. Curl Jr.; W. V. Burt, 1964, Oregon Geology, vol. 26, no. 12, p. 231 (3 p.). Article is contained in full issue PDF.