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Seiche

A free or standing-wave oscillation of the surface of water in an enclosed or semi-enclosed basin (as a lake, bay, or harbor) that varies in a period, depending on the physical dimensions of the basin, from a few minutes to several hours, and in height from several centimeters to a few meters; that is initiated chiefly by local changes in atmospheric pressure, aided by winds, tidal currents, and small earthquakes; and that continues, pendulum fashion, for a time after cessation of the originating force Neuendorf, K.K.E., Mehl, J.P., Jr., and Jackson, J.A., eds., 2011, Glossary of Geology: Alexandria, Virginia, American Geological Institute, 799 p.

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IC 73 Report
Salisbury, J.B., 2019, Earthquakes in Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Information Circular 73, 2 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/30097
OF 72-255 Report Map Geospatial Data
Miller, R.D., 1972, Surficial geology of the Juneau urban area and vicinity, Alaska, with emphasis on earthquake and other geologic hazards: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 72-255, 108 p., 12 sheets, scale 1:24,000.
P 542-F Report
Kachadoorian, Reuben, and Plafker, George, 1967, Effects of the earthquake of March 27, 1964 on the communities of Kodiak and nearby islands: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 542-F, p. F1-F41.
P 543-A Report Map
McCulloch, D.S., 1966, Slide-induced waves, seiching, and ground fracturing caused by the earthquake of March 27, 1964, at Kenai Lake, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 543-A, p. A1-A41, 2 sheets.

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