Abstract:
HAZUS-MH, is a nationally applicable standardized methodology and software program that contains models for estimating potential losses from earthquakes, floods, and hurricane winds. HAZUS-MH was developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under contract with the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS). NIBS maintains committees of wind, flood, earthquake and software ... experts to provide technical oversight and guidance to HAZUS-MH development. Loss estimates produced by HAZUS-MH are based on current scientific and engineering knowledge of the effects of hurricane winds, floods, and earthquakes. Estimating losses is essential to decision-making at all levels of government, providing a basis for developing mitigation plans and policies, emergency preparedness, and response and recovery planning.
HAZUS-MH uses state-of-the-art geographic information system (GIS) software to map and display hazard data and the results of damage and economic loss estimates for buildings and infrastructure. It also allows users to estimate the impacts of hurricane winds, floods, and earthquakes on populations. HAZUS-MH will be fast-running to facilitate use in real time to support response and recovery following a natural disaster.
Name:
CLAIRE
DRURY
Phone:
202-646-2884
Fax:
202-646-2577
Email:
hazus at dhs.gov
Contact Address:
HAZUS Program Manager
Federal Emergency Management Agency
500 C Street, SW. City:
Washington
Province or State:
DC
Postal Code:
20472
Country:
USA
Personnel
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
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Curier, R. L., J. P. Veefkind, R. Braak, B. Veihelmann, ... O. Torres, and G. de Leeuw; “Retrieval of aerosol optical properties from OMI radiances using a multiwavelength algorithm: Application to western Europe.”, J. Geophys. Res., 2008, 113, D17S90; doi:10.1029/2007JD008738. Abstract (html).
de Haan, Levelt, P. F., B. van den Oord, E. Hilsenrath, G. W. Leppelmeier, P.K. Bhartia, A. Malkki, H. Kelder, R. J. van der A, E. J. Brinksma, R. van Oss, P. Veefkind, M. van Weele, and R. Noordhoek, "Science Objectives of EOS-Aura's Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI)", Proc. Quad. Ozone Symposium, Kos, Greece, pp. 127-128, 2004.
de Vries, B. Kruizinga, H. Visser, P. Levelt, G. H. J. van den Oord, A. Maelkki, G. Leppelmeier, E. Hilsenrath;"Ozone monitoring with the OMI instrument"; Proceedings of the SPIE's 45th Annual Meeting (Imaging Spectrometry VI: Sensor Applications). The International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, San Diego CA, USA, 334-343, 2000
Levelt, P.F., G.H.J. van den Oord, M.R. Dobber, A. Malkki, H. Visser, J. de Vries, P. Stammes, J. Lundell and H. Saari, The Ozone Monitoring Instrument, IEEE Trans. Geo. Rem. Sens., 2006, Vol. 44, No. 5, 1093-1101, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2006.872333.
Levelt, P.F., E. Hilsenrath, G.W. Leppelmeier, G.H.J. van den Oord, P.K. Bhartia, J. Tamminen, J.F. de Haan en J.P. Veefkind, Science Objectives of the Ozone Monitoring Instrument, IEEE Trans. Geo. Rem. Sens., 2006, Vol. 44, No. 5, 1199-1208, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2006.872336.
Levelt, P.F., J. P. Veefkind, R. H. M. Voors, and J. de Vries, "Instrument Description", Algorithm Theoretical Baseline Document: OMI Instrument, Level 0 - 1B processor, Calibration Operations, P. F. Levelt (ed.), vol. I, ATBD-OMI-01, version 2, Aug. 2002. http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atbd/ATBD-OMI-01.pdf
Livingston, J. M., Redemann, J., Russell, P. B., Torres, O., Veihelmann, B., Veefkind, P., Braak, R.. Smirnov, A., Remer, L., Bergstrom, R. W., Coddington, O., Schmidt, K. S., Pilewskie, P., Johnson, R., and Zhang, Q.;Comparison of aerosol optical depths from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) on Aura with results from airborne sunphotometry, other space and ground measurements during MILAGRO/INTEX-B., Atmos. Chem. Phys., 2009, 9(18), 6743-6765;
Schoeberl, M.R., A.R. Douglass, E. Hilsenrath, P.K. Bhartia, R. Beer, J.W.Waters, M.R. Gunson, L. Froidevaux, J.C. Gille, J.J. Barnett, P.F. Levelt and P. DeCola, Overview of the EOS aura mission, IEEE Trans. Geo. Rem. Sens., 2006,Vol. 44, No. 5, 1066-1074, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2005.861950.
Schoeberl, M.R., A.R. Douglass, E. Hilsenrath, P.K. Bhartia, J. Barnett, J. Gille, R. Beer, M. Gunson, J. Waters, P.F. Levelt,P. DeCola, "The EOS Aura Mission," EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union 85 , Number 18, 4 May 2004. [ Preprint] http://aura.gsfc.nasa.gov/project/eos-agu-aura-article.pdf
Torres, O., R. Decae, J.P. Veefkind, and G. de Leeuw, OMI Aerosol Retrieval Algorithm, in OMI Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document: Clouds, Aerosols, and Surface UV Irradiance, Vol. 3, version 2, (OMI-ATBD-03, P. Stammes, Ed.), http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/ eos_homepage/for_scientists/atbd/docs/OMI/ATBDOMI-03.pdf, 2002.
Veihelmann, B., P. F Levelt, P. Stammes and J. P Veefkind, Simulation Study of the Aerosol Information Content in OMI Spectral Reflectance Measurements, Atm. Chem. Phys., 2007, 7, 3115-3127; doi:10.5194/acp-7-3115-2007.
Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date:
2004-02-11
SERF Last Revision Date:
2013-02-06
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