Tsunami Event - September 29, 2009 Samoa
Web Link Compilation

Samoa Tsunami Event Page | Model Data Comparison Plots | Local American Samoa Modeling Results | Field Survey Plots

Event Pages

• NOAA Center for Tsunami Research (NCTR) event page
• Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) event page and text of Final Advisory Message
• West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center event page
• USGS earthquake page
• USGS event page with sea floor observations and tsunami generation
• ITIC / UNESCO event page with links to post-tsunami surveys (scroll to bottom) alerts, sea level records, seismic information, model simulations, etc.
• NGI event page
• University of Tokyo / Earthquake Research Institute event page
• NASA event page
• Tsunami Research Center, University of Southern California event page
• Asia Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) event page
• Georgia Tech Tsunami Research (Dr. Hermann Fritz)
• Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System event page
• Samoa Tsunami and Earthquake Clearinghouse from the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)

Photos, Animations, Satellite images

• Experiencing Tsunamis - Researcher Interview with Dr. Vasily Titov
• Pictures taken by NOAA employee Gordon Yamasaki in Samoa during the tsunami including good time line, on Picasa Web.
• NCTR Tsunami propagation animation (31 MB)
• Tsunami propagation animation with max wave amplitude (11 MB)
• High-resolution satellite images from Disaster Control Research Center, Tohoku University
• Satellite images posted as available from DisasterCharter.com

Media

• New York Times Op-Ed The Day of the Tsunami - about living through the tsunami
• National Geographic Tsunami Warning Signs, Facts in Wake of Samoa Quake
• HonoluluAdvertiser.com Tsunami forecasts quicker, more accurate: New technology helps Hawaii avoid evacuation this time
• BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Eyewitness: On air when tsunami hit
• NOAA News NOAA Raises Tsunami Awareness
• America.gov United States Sending Assessment Teams to Tsunami-Stricken Areas
• MSNBC How wave warnings work
• Wall Street Journal Being Ready for the Big Wave (by Costas Synolakis)
  

Media contacts:
NOAA Public Affairs Jana Goldman - 301-734-1123
NWS Public Affairs Susan Buchanan - 301-713-0622

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