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Appendix B: Review of the Tsunami Warning and Forecast System and Overview of the Nation's Tsunami Preparedness
Pages 217-218

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... The committee will examine the effectiveness of this system for both near- and far-field tsunamigenic events, including: • Modeling of tsunami generation, propagation, and inundation • Forecast accuracy, warning notification, and dissemination • Reliability of observing and monitoring networks • Strategies to ensure long-term operational reliability and sustainability • Data quality control, management, archiving, and dissemination • Data acquisition, processing, and assessment for warning generation • Further modernization and geographic coverage needs • Probabilistic assessments of tsunami hazard that include data on the sizes and recur rence intervals of submarine earthquakes and landslides near U.S. shores • Level of coordination and integration with: o State and local level tsunami programs for facilitating mitigation o U.S.
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... . In the second part, the committee will provide a general overview of national preparedness, based on existing compilations and national assessments including topics such as the following: • Adequacy of federal coordination and integration with state and local level tsunami programs for facilitating mitigation • Approaches to risk assessment that account for such things as levels and trends in human populations, economic assets, and critical facilities within tsunami-inundation zones • Availability of evacuation maps, routes, and structures • Education and outreach for children, adults, and tourists The committee will examine a few federal, state, and local mitigation and education activities, including the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program and TsunamiReady Program, to include as specific examples in their overview of the nation's ability to reduce losses of life and property from future tsunamis.
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