Abstract:
The Pacific Disaster Center's (PDC) Asia Pacific Natural Hazards and Vulnerabilities Atlas is an interactive, geospatial mapping tool and database for natural hazards and vulnerabilities information within the Asia Pacific and Indian Ocean regions. The Hazards Atlas can be used by researchers, planners, managers, and decision makers in the disaster management community to ... gain greater awareness of the risks of natural hazards in their area of concern and may be used to determine the likelihood and potential impact of such events.
The Atlas may be used to enhance decision-makers ability to answer operational questions such as:
-What hazards are likely to occur in this region, and with what frequency and intensity?
-Where are current hazard events and what is their extent?
-How many people can be, or are, affected?
The Atlas utilizes Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technologies to integrate and display locations, magnitudes, and dates of hazard events, delineate regional natural hazard phenomenon, and depict historical trends. The Atlas combines baseline geographic and infrastructure data layers with historical as well as near-real time data on natural hazard events including: earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, and tropical storms.
Atlas Data:
The Asia Pacific Natural Hazards and Vulnerabilities Atlas offers an integrated collection of geospatial hazards, vulnerabilities, and infrastructure data by bringing together a number of previously disparate data resources and information into a common framework. The data have been processed to, and are displayed in, a Mercator projection (150 degrees West, WGS84).
The PDC would like to acknowledge the following organizations for their data contributions:
-Earth Resource Mapping Inc. (ER Mapper) -Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) -Munchener Ruchversicherungs-Gesellschaft (Munich Re) -National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration?s (NOAA) National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) -National Weather Service (NWS) -Naval Pacific Meteorology and Oceanography Center?s Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) -National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) -Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) -Smithsonian Institute's Global Volcanism Program -Southwest Volcano Research Centre (SWVRC) -United Nations Environmental Programme's (UNEP) Global Resources Information Database (GRID) -Unisys Corp. -University of Hawaii (UH) -US Geological Survey's (USGS) National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) -WorldSat International Inc.
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Use Constraints
The Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) does not assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed in this on-line atlas or represent that its use would not infringe on privately owned rights. Reference ... therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement or recommendation. No warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the PDC as to the accuracy of the data included in this atlas, any related materials, or the functioning of the software. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the PDC in the use of these data, software, or related materials. The inclusion of external links does not constitute endorsement of the external websites or the information, products, or services contained therein by the PDC. These links are provided only for your convenience.
The Pacific Disaster Center is a public/private partnership sponsored by the PDC Program Office (ASD/C3I). The content of the information does not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the U.S. Government and no official Government endorsement should be inferred.
Name:
PACIFIC DISASTER CENTER
Phone:
808-891-0525
Email:
info at pdc.org
Contact Address:
Pacific Disaster Center
1305 No. Holopono Street
Suite #2 City:
Kihei
Province or State:
Hawaii
Postal Code:
96753
Country:
USA
Distribution Media
Distribution_Media:
Online
Fees:
No fees
Personnel
CHRIS
CHIESA Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone:
808-891-0525 ext. 953
Email:
cchiesa at pdc.org
Contact Address:
Pacific Disaster Center
590 Lipoa Pkwy
Suite #259 City:
Kihei
Province or State:
Hawaii
Postal Code:
96753
Country:
USA
TYLER
B.
STEVENS Role:
SERF AUTHOR
Phone:
(301) 614-6898
Fax:
301-614-5268
Email:
Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Global Change Master Directory City:
Greenbelt
Province or State:
MD
Postal Code:
20771
Country:
USA
Publications/References
N.E. Bramall, R. C. Bay, K. Woschnagg, R. A. Rohde and P. B. Price (2005), A deep high-resolution optical log of dust, ash, and stratigraphy in South Pole glacial ice, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L21815
Fudge, T. J.; Taylor, K.; McGwire, K.; Brook, E.; Sowers, T.; Steig, E.; White, J.; Vaughn, B.; Bay, R.; McConnell, J.; Waddington, E.; Conway, H.; Clow, G.; Cuffey, K.; Cole-Dai, J.; Ferris, D.; Severinghaus, J. (2012), A 62 ka record from the WAIS Divide ice core with annual resolution to 30 ka (so far), EGU General Assembly 2012
Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date:
2004-01-16
SERF Last Revision Date:
2013-02-04
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