{
    "tag": 6971,
    "title": "CTD_DATABASE - Cascadia tsunami deposit database",
    "pubdate": "2003",
    "sername": null,
    "series_name": null,
    "issue": "03-013",
    "publish": null,
    "publisher_name": null,
    "onlink": "https:\/\/cmgds.marine.usgs.gov\/catalog\/pcmsc\/SeriesReports\/OFR\/OFR_03-013\/ctd_database.faq.html",
    "format": null,
    "email": null,
    "descript": "The Cascadia Tsunami Deposit Database contains data on the location and sedimentological properties of tsunami deposits found along the Cascadia margin. Data have been compiled from 52 studies, documenting 59 sites from northern California to Vancouver Island, British Columbia that contain known or potential tsunami deposits. Bibliographical references are provided for all sites included in the database. Cascadia tsunami deposits are usually seen as anomalous sand layers in coastal marsh or lake sediments. The studies cited in the database use numerous criteria based on sedimentary characteristics to distinguish tsunami deposits from sand layers deposited by other processes, such as river flooding and storm surges. Several studies cited in the database contain evidence for more than one tsunami at a site. Data categories include age, thickness, layering, grainsize, and other sedimentological characteristics of Cascadia tsunami deposits. The database documents the variability observed in tsunami deposits found along the Cascadia margin.",
    "lang": null,
    "journal": null,
    "pwid": null,
    "originator": [
        {
            "name": "Peters, Robert",
            "role": "Author"
        },
        {
            "name": "Jaffe, Bruce E.",
            "role": "Author"
        },
        {
            "name": "Gelfenbaum, Guy R.",
            "role": "Author"
        },
        {
            "name": "Peterson, Curt",
            "role": "Author"
        }
    ],
    "index_term": [
        {
            "thcode": 2,
            "code": "1195",
            "name": "tsunamis",
            "scope": "Sea waves generated by submarine earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides, which are generally imperceptible in deep water but may be very destructive when striking the shoreline."
        },
        {
            "thcode": 15,
            "code": "008",
            "name": "geoscientificInformation",
            "scope": "Information pertaining to earth sciences, for example geophysical features and processes, geology, minerals, sciences dealing with the composition, structure and origin of the earth's rocks, risks of earthquakes, volcanic activity, landslides, gravity information, soils, permafrost, hydrogeology, groundwater, erosion"
        },
        {
            "thcode": 15,
            "code": "014",
            "name": "oceans",
            "scope": "Features and characteristics of salt water bodies (excluding inland waters), for example tides, tidal waves, coastal information, reefs, maritime, outer continental shelf submerged lands, shoreline"
        },
        {
            "thcode": 61,
            "code": "357",
            "name": "tsunami events",
            "scope": "disastrous, flooding waves produced by submarine earthquakes or landslides."
        }
    ],
    "place_term": [],
    "image": [
        {
            "name": "http:\/\/geo-nsdi.er.usgs.gov\/metadata\/open-file\/03-13\/browse.png?allow=openTrue",
            "description": "ArcExplorer screen capture showing distribution of cataloged tsunami deposits from this database along with base layers showing coastlines, topography, and political boundaries, 750x554 pixels, 202k bytes"
        }
    ],
    "fan": []
}