DGGS RI 2011-7

Tsunami inundation maps of Whittier and western Passage Canal, Alaska

• Authors:

  Nicolsky, D.J., Suleimani, E.N., Combellick, R.A., and Hansen, R.A.

• Publication Date:

  Dec 2011

• Publisher:

  Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys 

• Total Price:

  $7.00

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• Quadrangle(s):

  Seward

• Related project(s):

  Tsunami inundation mapping

• Citation ID:

  23244

Bibliographic Reference

Nicolsky, D.J., Suleimani, E.N., Combellick, R.A., and Hansen, R.A., 2011, Tsunami inundation maps of Whittier and western Passage Canal, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigation 2011-7, 65 p., 4 sheets. https://doi.org/10.14509/23244

Publication Products

• Report Information

  • ri2011_007.pdf (19.0 M)

• Chapter information:

  • RI 2011-7A
    Nicolsky, D.J., Wolken, G.J., Combellick, R.A., and Hansen, E., 2011, APPENDIX B: Potential rockfall-generated tsunami at Whittier, Alaska, p. 57-65.
  • RI 2011-7B
    Nicolsky, D.J., and Suleimani, E.N., 2018, Potential maximum permanent flooding, Whittier, Alaska, 1 sheet, 1:6,500.

• Maps & Other Oversized Sheets

  • Sheet 1, Maximum computed potential runup by landslide-generated tsunami waves in Passage Canal for scenarios 10–13 (3.4 M)
  • Sheet 2, Modeled potential inundation by tectonic and landslide-generated waves for the selected scenarios. (3.4 M)
  • Sheet 3, Maximum composite potential inundation due to tectonic and landslide-generated waves for all scenarios shown in figure 21, and the maximum composite flow depths over dry land. (3.4 M)
  • Sheet 4, Modeled potential inundation by the rockfall-generated waves (3.4 M)

• Digital Geospatial Data

  Tsunami inundation maps of Whittier	Data File Format	File Size	Info
  Download ri2011_007_whittier-tsunami-inundation-data	Shapefile	294.1 K	Metadata - Read me

Keywords

Active Fault; Alaska Earthquake 1964; Bathymetry; Coastal; Coastal and River; Earthquake; Earthquake Related Slope Failure; Emergency Preparedness; Engineering; Engineering Geology; Fault Displacement; Faulting; Faults; Flood; Geologic Hazards; Geology; Holocene; Landslide; Modeling; Passage Canal; Rock Avalanche; Rockfall; Seismic Hazards; Slides; Slope; Slope Instability; Tides; Tsunami; Volcanoes; Whittier; geoscientificInformation

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