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    • Archival and Discovery of November 4, 1952 Tsunami Event on Marigrams

    Metadata Updated: November 12, 2020

    NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information have more than 3,000 tsunami marigram (tide gauge) records in both image and paper format. The majority of these tsunami marigram records were scanned to high-resolution digital tiff images during the NOAA Climate Data Modernization Program (CDMP). There still remain shelves full of deteriorating paper records that are in need of rescue reformatting to scanned images before they are lost. The 1946 tsunami is one of four 20th century tsunami events which are historically important but data during each reside only on the marigram records. The 1946 tsunami was the impetus for establishment of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center after impact to the Hawaiian Islands. The 1952, 1960, and 1964 tsunamis were each generated by three of the greatest of all recorded earthquakes. The 1960 tsunami, in particular, was generated by the largest earthquake ever recorded, a magnitude 9.5 off the central coast of Chile. Measurements of these tsunamis are expected to provide researchers with important information linking earthquake rupture to tsunami generation and propagation characteristics. All data reformatted as part of this project will be brought into compliance with NOAA Data Directives and meet the requirements for Data Management, Discoverability, Accessibility, Documentation, Readability, and Data Preservation and Stewardship as per the Big Earth Data Initiative (BEDI). BEDI is designed to promote interoperability of Earth observation data across Federal agencies, systems and platforms through the improvement of data management practices and increased discoverability, accessibility, and usability of data collections.

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    Metadata Date September 3, 2020
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date November 12, 2020
    Reference Date(s) June 1, 2017 (creation)
    Frequency Of Update

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NGDC MGG Hazards WAF

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    Digitized marigram from Arica, Chile, 1952-11-04

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    Resource Type Series
    Metadata Date September 3, 2020
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date November 12, 2020
    Reference Date(s) June 1, 2017 (creation)
    Responsible Party DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.hazards:19521104marigram
    Access Constraints Cite as: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; NOAA Center for Tsunami Research (2017): Archival and Discovery of November 4, 1952 Tsunami Event on Marigrams. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V55H7DGQ [access date], Use Constraints: Public domain data from the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), an agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize NCEI as the source of these data. You are not permitted to use NCEI's name or to suggest that NCEI endorses your project or product, without its express written consent. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the state of the art, NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages or misrepresentation caused by any inaccuracies in the data or as a result of changes to the data caused by system transfers. The user must be aware of data conditions and bear responsibility for the appropriate use of these data with respect to possible errors, original drawing scale, collection methodology, currency of data, and other conditions specific to these data. Distribution Liability: Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of these data, errors and conditions originating from physical sources used to develop these data may be reflected in the data supplied. The client must be aware of data conditions and bear responsibility for the appropriate use of the information with respect to possible errors, original drawing scale, collection methodology, currency of data, and other conditions specific to certain data. In no event shall NCEI be liable for any damages, whether general, special, incidental or consequential damages, arising out of your use of these data. Your sole remedy for damages is to stop using the data. You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless NCEI and its employees or affilitates against any claim, loss, liability or expense, including attorneys' fees, resulting from loss of or damage to property or the injury to or death of any person arising out of the use of the data.
    Bbox East Long -159.5916666
    Bbox North Lat 54.317
    Bbox South Lat -18.4758
    Bbox West Long 167.7383
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update
    Graphic Preview Description Digitized marigram from Arica, Chile, 1952-11-04
    Graphic Preview File https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazard/data/marigrams/1829/19521104_arica_571x300px.png
    Graphic Preview Type png
    Harvest Object Id 692529d5-bebc-42c2-a528-327cc9a5b9d6
    Harvest Source Id 7b37b703-805c-4a27-b47f-d471f07b5ed7
    Harvest Source Title NGDC MGG Hazards WAF
    Licence
    Metadata Language
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Progress complete
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1952-10-29T20:03:29Z
    Temporal Extent End 1952-11-08T23:59:10Z

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