April 1, 1946 Eastern Aleutian Is., Alaska Tsunami - References


Bodle, R.R. (1946). Note on the earthquake and seismic sea wave of April 1, 1946, Transactions, Am. Geophys. Union, 27, 464-465.

Cox D.C. and G. Pararas-Carayannis (1976). Catalog of tsunamis in Alaska revised 1976, World Data Center A, NOAA, Boulder, CO, Report SE-1, 43 pp.

Furumoto, A.S. (1991). Source parameters of destructive tsunamis, Sci. Tsunami Haz., 9, 95-113.

Green, C.K. (1946). Seismic wea wave of April 1, 1946, as recorded on tide gages, Transactions, Am. Geophys. Union, 27, 490-500.

Iida, K., D.C. Cox, and G. Pararas-Carayannis (1967). Preliminary catalog of tsunamis occurring in the Pacific Ocean, Hawaii Inst. of Geophys., HIG-67-10, University of Hawaii, 131 pp.

Johnson, J.M. and K. Satake (1997). Estimation of seismic moment and slip distribution of the April 1, 1946, Aleutian tsunami earthquake, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 11765-11774.

Kanamori, H. (1972). Mechanism of tsunami earthquakes, Phys. Earth Planet. Interiors, 6, 346-359.

Lander, J.F. (1996). Tsunamis Affecting Alaska 1737-1996, NGDC Key to Geophysical Record Documentation No. 31, NOAA, NESDIS, NGDC, 195 pp.

Lander, J.F., P.A. Lockridge, and M.J. Kozuch (1993). Tsunamis Affecting the West Coast of the United States 1806-1992, NGDC Key to Geophysical Record Documentation No. 29, NOAA, NESDIS, NGDC, 242 pp.

Lockridge, P.A. (1987). Devastating tsunami inspires efforts to reduce future tsunami destruction, Earthquakes and Volcanoes, 19, 60-64.

Mooney, M.J. (1976). Tidal Wave!, Alaska Magazine, June, 1976, 25-27.

National Earthquake Information Center Earthquake Data Base (2000). NEIC Earthquake Search

Sanford, H.B. (1946). Log of Coast Guard Unit Number 368, Scotch Cap DF station relating to the Scotch Cap light staion tragedy of 1946, U.S. Coast Guard, Washington, D.C. 11 pp.

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