Tsunami, Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Volcanic Eruptions and other Natural and Man-Made Hazards and Disasters - by Dr. George Pararas Carayannis

 

Tsunami, Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Volcanic Eruptions and other Natural and Man-Made Hazards and Disasters

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PUBLICATIONS, ARTICLES, REPORTS, MONOGRAMS & BOOKS

BY

GEORGE PARARAS-CARAYANNIS

(Partial Listing)

1959 -1965



Pararas-Carayannis, George, The Crystal Field Theory, Research Report, M.S Program, Chemistry, Roosevelt Univ., Chicago , Dec. 1959

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Electrolysis of the Azide Ion, Research Report, Roosevelt Univ., Chicago, 1960

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
On the Thermodynamic States of Helium,
Research Report in partial fulfillment of MS degree in Chemistry, Roosevelt Univ, Chicago , Nov 1961.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Reaction Rates at High Pressures, Research Report in partial fulfillment of MS degree in Chemistry, Roosevelt Univ., 1962.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Chemical Analysis of Radionuclides in Sea Water, Report, Department of Oceanography, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics, University of Hawaii, 1964.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Submarine and Coastal Geomorphology of the Island of Oahu, Research Report, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics, Univ. of Hawaii, 1964.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Problems of Epicontinental Sedimentation, Report, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics. Univ. of Hawaii, 1964.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Submarine Canyons of the Hawaiian Islands, Report, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics, Apr. 1964.

1965- 1970


Pararas-Carayannis, George. The Bathymetry of the Hawaiian Islands. Part I, Oahu, Rept. HIG-65-15, 13 pp., 11 charts. Hawaii Inst. Geophys., Univ. of Hawaii, Dec 1965.

Pararas-Carayannis, George, James Sasser, and W.M. Adams.
Epicenter Location Travel Time Data. Res. Group Rec. No. 1, 3 pp. Honolulu: Hawaii Inst. Geophys-Tsu., Univ. Of Hawaii Dec 1965.

Pararas-Carayannis, George, and Augustine S. Furumoto.
Source Mechanism Study of the Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami of 27 March 1964, Part I, Water Waves, by George Pararas-Carayannis; Part II. Analysis of Raleigh Wave. by Augustine Furumoto, Rept. HIG65-17, 42 pp. Honolulu: Hawaii Inst. Geophys., Dec. 1965.

Pararas-Carayannis, George, and James Sasser.
Earthquake Epicenter Determination Using Travel Time Data. Rept. HIG-65-16, 49 pp. Honolulu: Hawaii Inst. Geophs., December 1965.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
List of the Tsunami of the Pacific Ocean. Prelim. Catalog, HIG Report, Dec. 1965.

Adams, W.H. and Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Addition of Field Office on Atlantic Ocean. Res. Group Rec. No. 7, 6 pp. Honolulu: Hawaii Inst. Geophs.-Tsu., Oct. 1966.

Pararas-Carayannis, George. and H.J. Vitousek.
On the Utilization of Atmospheric Data for the Evaluation of Potential Tsunamis. Res. Group Rec. No. 8, 4 pp. Honolulu: Hawaii Inst. Geophys.-Tsu., October 1966.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
The Generating Area and Source Mechanism of the Alaskan Tsunami. (paper presented at the Seismology Meetings Associated with the Eleventh Pacific Science Conference, Tokyo, 1966; published by the University of Tokyo). Tokyo: the University of Tokyo, Sept. 1966.

Adams, W.M., and Pararas-Carayannis George.
Relative Susceptibility of the Hawaiian Islands to Waves Generated by Storms and Nuclear Explosions. (Report to the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.). Oct.1966.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Source Mechanism Study of the Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami of 27 March 1964, The Water Waves. Pacific Science. Vol. XXI, No. 3, July 1967.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
The Barium Content in the Calcareous Skeletal Materials of Some Recent and Fossil Corals of the Hawaiian Islands. (Thesis Research Submitted to the Graduate School of the University of Hawaii in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the M.S. Degree in Oceanography). 73 pp., 12 figs., March 1967.

Iida, K., D.C. Cox, and Pararas--Carayannis, George.
Preliminary Catalog of Tsunamis Occurring in the Pacific Ocean. Data Report No. 5. Honolulu: Hawaii Inst.Geophys.Aug. 1967.

Iida, K., D.C. Cox, and Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Bibliography to the Preliminary Catalog of Tsunamis Occurring in the Pacific Ocean. Data Report No. 6. Honolulu: Hawaii Inst. Geophys., Dec 1967.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
A Study of the Source Mechanism of the Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami of March 27, 1964, Water Waves. in Contributions of the H.I.G. University of Hawaii for the Year 1967. Honolulu: s.n., 1967, pp. 237.cont. No. IR4

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
A Progress Report on the Atlas of Tsunami Marigrams.World Data Center A-Tsunami Report, Oct 10, 1967.

Pararas-Carayannis, George. Catalog of Tsunamis in the Hawaiian Islands. Data Report Hawaii Inst.Geophys. Jan. 1968

Pararas-Carayannis, George, and D.C. Cox.
A Catalog of Tsunamis in Alaska. Data Report Hawaii Inst.Geophys. Mar. 1968

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Tsunami Height Report,World Data Center A-Tsunami Report 1968.

Pararas-Carayannis, George. The Source Mechanism of the Earthquake and Tsunami of October 17, 1966 in Peru, Tsunami Newsletter, Vol I, No. 1, Mar. 1968.

Pararas-Carayannis, George, G.R. Miller, and J. Foytik.
Numerical Calculation of Wave Refraction Using Plane Triangles as the Approximation to the Velocity Surface. Transactions of the American Geophys. Union, Vol. 49, No. 1, March 1968, p. 210.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Unusual Waves in Chile, July 25-26. International Tsunami Information Center Newsletter. Vol I, No. 2, September 5, 1968.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
P-Wave Travel Time Differences for Epicenter Determination. Transactions of the American Geophys. Union, Vol. 49, No. 1, March 1968, p. 286.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
On Data Collection and Interpretation. United States National Report - Tsunami Warning System. (Prepared for the First Meeting of the International Coordinating Group of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission - Honolulu, Hawaii, March 25-28, 1968). 40 pages.

Miller, G. and Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Numerical Calculation of Tsunami Wave Refraction Using the Flat Earth Approximation of Velocity Surface. Honolulu: Hawaii Inst. Geophys Rept, 1968.

Pararas-Carayannis, George, G. Miller, and J. Foytik.
Numerical Calculation of Wave Refraction Using Plane Triangles as the Approximation to the Velocity Surface., Pacific Science, 1969.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
A Study of the Environmental Parameters Affecting the Proposed Resort Area and Beach of Hale Nani Resorts in Lahaina, Maui. Ocean Mining and Engineering Report, No. 5, March 1969.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
A Study of the Environmental Parameters Affection the Proposed Resort Area and Beach of Hale Nani of Hawaii Inc. in Lahaina, Maui. Part II - Design Considerations. Ocean Mining and Engineering Report No. 6, April 1969.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
An Evaluation of Silvco's, Inc., Mining Holdings, Prospects and Claims, in Mexico. Ocean Mining and Engineering Report, No. 7, April 1969.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Catalog of Tsunami in the Hawaiian Islands. World Data Center A- Tsunami U.S. Dept. of Commerce Environmental Science Service Administration Coast and Geodetic Survey, May 1969.

Pararas-Carayannis, George, and D.C. Cox.
A Catalog of Tsunamis in Alaska. World Data Center A- Tsunami Report, No. 2, 1969.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Report on the Mermex S.A., Athenas Copper Mine, in Sonora, Mexico. Ocean Mining and Engineering Report, No. 8, October, 1969.

1970 - 1980



Pararas-Carayannis, George. Report on the Mining Properties and Prospects of Mermex, S.A., in Mexico. Ocean Mining and Engineering Report No. 9, February, 1970.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Report on the Mermex, S.A., Graphite Mine, in Sonora, Mexico. Ocean Miningg and Engineering Report, No. 10, April 1970.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Alternate Ocean Dumping Grounds in the New York Bight Area, U.S. Army Corps.of Engineers, N.Y. District Report, April, 1971.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Evaluation of the Impact of Ocean Dumping on Offshore Marine Environments, Case Study: New York Bight, U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers, New York District Report, July 1971.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Submarine Investigation of Present and Alternate Ocean Dumping Grounds New York District, Army Corps Engineers, Report, Sept. 1971.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
The Use of Submersibles for Environmental Studies of the Continental Shelf, U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers, N.Y. District Report, Dec.1971.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Economic Considerations of Waste Disposal, U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers, N.Y. District Report, No. 10, Feb. 1972.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Legislative Aspects of Ocean Dumping, U..S. Army Corps. of Engineers, N.Y. District Report, March 1972.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
The Role of Alkaline Earth Metal Transposition in the Pressure-induced Crystallographic Inversion of Carbonate Deposits. 53rd Annual Meeting, American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C., April 17-21. 1972

Pararas-Carayannis, George. Source Mechanism of the Water Waves Produced. A Study of the Source Mechanism of the Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami of March 27, 1964. Volume on Seismology and Geodesy on the Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964, National Academy of Sciences, Washington D.C., pp 249-258, 1972.

Pararas-Carayannis, George. The Waves That Destroyed the Minoan Empire. Sea Frontiers, Vol 19, No. 2, p. 94, March-April, 1973.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Ocean Dumping in the New York Bight: an Assessment of Environmental Studies. Technical Memorandum No. 39, U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers Coastal Engineering Research Center (CERC), Washington DC, May 1973,

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Offshore Nuclear Power Plants: Major Considerations and Policy Issues. Chap. VIII: Direct Environmental Impacts of Offshore Plants, 8 Nov. 1973, President's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Task Force on Offshore Nuclear Power Plants

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Meleti Problimaton Ripanseos tou Thalassiou Periballontos tou Kolpou ths Neas Yorkis. Proceedings A' Congress of Greek Scientists, Athens, Greece, August 25, 1973.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
The Energy Crisis and the Marine Environment. A Presentation Given at the Marine Technology Society Meeting, NY Section, Jan.10, 1974.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
The Destruction of the Minoan Civilization. Encyclopaedia Grollier, Science Supplement, pp 314-321, 1974

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Physical and Chemical Investigation of the Anthropogenic Sediments of the New York Bight, U.S. Army Coastal Engineering Research Center Report, July, 1974.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
American National Standard:Tsunami Guidelines at Power Reactor Sites, American Nuclear Society, Nuclear Power Engineering Committee, Working Group 2, April 1974.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
An Investigation of Tsunami Source Mechanism off the Coast of Central Peru. Marine Geology, Vol. 17, pp. 235-247,, Amsterdam: Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, 1974.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Tsunami Engineering. Honolulu: International Tsunami Information Center Monogram, Dec. 1974.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Verification Study of a Bathystrophic Storm Surge Model. U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers Coastal Engineering Research Center, Washington, D.C., Technical Memorandum No. 50, May 1975.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Preliminary Catalog of Atlantic Tsunamis, International Tsunami Information Center, 1975.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
An Investigation of Anthropogenic Sediments in the New York Bight. Dissertation Abstracts International, Vol. XXXVI. Nov. 4. 1975.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Research Needs Related to the Understanding of the Short and Long-Term Effects of Pollution in the Coastal and Oceanic Environment, Report U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,1975.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
An Investigation of Anthropogenic Sediments in the New York Bight. Ph.D. Dissertation, Marine Sciences, University of Delaware, June, 1975.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Tsunami Study for the Hawaiian Islands, Proposal for a Regional Warning System, ITIC report. Dec. 1975.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
United Nations Assistance in the Establishment of Tsunami Warning Systems in Developing Countries: Guidelines for a Project Proposal, ITIC Report, 1975.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Ayuda De Las Naciones Unidas A Los Paises En Desarrolo Para El Establecimiento De Sistemas De Alerta De Tunamis: Guias Para La Propuesta De Proyectos. Honolulu: International Tsunami Information Center, Enero, 1976.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Tsunami Hazard and Design of Coastal Structures. in Proc.15th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, , pp. 2248-53, Am. Soc. Civil Eng. (IOS), 1976.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Turtle: A Revolutionary Submarine. Sea Frontiers, Vol 22, No. 4, pp. 234, July-August, 1976.

Pararas-Carayannis, George,
Survey of Philippine Earthquake and Tsunami of August 16. 1976, ITIC Report 1976. "Severe Earthquake and Tsunami Hit the Philippines, August 16, 1976. Abstracted article, Tsunami Newsletter , Vol. IX, No. 3, September, 1976.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
The Earthquake and Tsunami of 29 November 1975 in the Hawaiian Islands, ITIC Report, 1976.

Pararas-Carayannis, George,
International Tsunami Information Center - A Progress Report For 1974-1976. Fifth Session of the International Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific, Lima, Peru, 23-27 Feb. 1976.

Cox D.C., Pararas-Carayannis G., and Calebaugh P.J.
Catalog of Tsunamis in Alaska , Revised and Updated , World Data Center A for Solid Earth Geophysics, NOAA:43 p., March 1976

Pararas-Carayannis, George. The International Tsunami Warning System, Sea Frontiers, pp. 20-27, Jan.-Feb. 1977.

Pararas-Carayannis, George and Calebaugh P.J., Catalog of Tsunamis in Hawaii, Revised and Updated , World Data Center A for Solid Earth Geophysics, NOAA, 78 p., March 1977.

Pararas-Carayannis, George. International Tsunami Information Center A Progress Report For 1974-1976. International Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific, Vina Del Mar, Chile, 1977.

Pararas-Carayannis, George,
Indonesian Earthquake and Tsunami of August 19, 1977, Intern. Tsunami Information Center Report, Abstracted article in Tsunami Newsletter, Vol. X, No. 3, September, 1977.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Program Development Proposal For The International Tsunami Information Center. Report to Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, December. 14, 1977.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
A Guide for Tsunami Surveys, International Tsunami Information Center Monogram, 1978.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
International Tsunami Information Center - A Progress Report For 1976-1977. Sixth Session of the International Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific, Manila, Philippines, 20-26 February, 1978.

Pararas-Carayannis, George. International Tsunami Information Center A Progress Report For 1977-1979. International Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific, Lima, Peru, 1979.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Proposed American National Standard - Aquatic Ecological Survey Guidelines For the Siting, Design. Construction, and Operation of Thermal Power Plants. American Nuclear Society, Monogram, September, 1979.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
A Study of Historical Tsunami in American Samoa for U.S. Corps. of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station Type 16 Flood Studies. Honolulu: Research Corporation University of Hawaii, October 29, 1979.

Pararas-Carayannis, George and Bernard E.
Review of the Response of Tide Stations in the Tsunami Warning System, ITIC Report, Newsletter JUNE 1979 VOL XII NO 2, 1979.

1980 - 1990



Pararas-Carayannis, George. The Fascination of Emeralds, The Lamp Lighter, Honolulu, Hawaii,1980.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
International Tsunami Information Center - A Progress Report For 1979-1980. VII Session of the International Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific, Vina del Mar, Chile, March 3-7, 1980.

Pararas-Carayannis, George,
Survey of the Earthquake and Tsunami of December 12, 1979, in Colombia. Intern. Tsunami Information Center Report, Abstracted article in Tsunami Newsletter, Vol. XIII, No. 1, January, 1980.

Pararas-Carayannis, George,
The Effects of Tsunami on Society. Impact of Science on Society, Vol. 32, No. 1. 1982.
French Publication:
L'Incidence Des Tsunami Sur La Societe, In Science et Societe, 1982

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
International Tsunami Information Center - A Progress Report For 1980-1982. VIII Session of the International Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific, Suva, Fiji, April 13-17, 1982.

Pararas-Carayannis, G., Dong B. and Farmer R., Annotated Tsunami Bibliography 1962-1976. Prepared under contract for U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NRC Report NUREG/CR-2840, Aug. 1982.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
The Tsunami Impact on Society. Tsunamis- Their Science and Engineering. : Terra Scientific Publishing Company, Tokyo, pp. 3-8 ,1983

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
There Is A Tsunami In Your Future. Hawaii Fishing News, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp.10, Feb. 1984.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
International Tsunami Information Center - A Progress Report For 1982-1984. IX Session of the International Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, March 13-17, 1984.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Regional Early Tsunami Warning System Utilizing System Technology. A paper presented at the 2nd Pacific Congress on Marine Technology, 24-27 April, 1984.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Tsunami: Forecasting, Preparedness and Warning. A paper presented at the Fifteenth Conference on Broadcast Meteorology of the American Meteorological Society, April 9-12, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1985

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
International Tsunami Information Center A Progress Report For 1984-1985. X Session of the International Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific, Sidney, B.C., Canada, 1-3 August 1985.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
The Earthquake and Tsunami of March 3, 1985 in Chile, International Tsunami Information Center Report, ITIC Newsletter Vol. 2, 1985.

Pararas-Carayannis, George, and Oliounine I., Ridgway N. IOC-ITSU
Roles and Significance in the Tsunami Warning System. Proceedings, International Workshop, Sidney, B.C. Canada, July 29 - August 1, 1985.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Water Wave Reporting Procedures. Proceedings, International Tsunami Workshop, Sidney, B.C., Canada, July 29 - August 1, 1985.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Tsunami Hazard Analysis, Tsunami Hazard Planning, Protection Measures, Tsunami Exercises, and Public Education. Proceedings of International Tsunami Workshop, Sidney, B.C., Canada, July 29 - August 1, 1985.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Historical Tsunami Data Collection. Proceedings of International Tsunami Workshop, Sidney, B.C., Canada, July 29 - August 1, 1985.

Pararas-Carayannis, George. Introduction to the "The Great Waves", by Myles, Douglas, McGraw Hill, N.Y,, 1885

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Tsunami Preparedness and Public Education. International Tsunami Information Center Report, October. 1985.

Pararas-Carayannis, George,
Survey of the Mexican Earthquakes and Tsunami of September 19 and 21, 1985 Intern. Tsunami Information Center Report, Abstracted article in Tsunami Newsletter, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, 1985.

Pararas-Carayannis, George,
The Effects of Tsunami on Society. Violent Forces in Nature, Ch. 11, Lamond Publications, p. 157-169, 1986

Pararas-Carayannis, George,
The Pacific Tsunami Warning System Earthquakes and Volcanoes, Vol. 18, No. 3, , p. 122-130, 1986

Pararas-Carayannis, George. S
tandard Operating Plan for the Tsunami Warning System in Chile. In collaboration with Instituto Hidrografico de la Armada de Chile. Prepared for the THRUST project under State Department, Agency for International Development (AID) Support, 97 Pages, 1986.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
The Mexican Earthquakes and Tsunami of September 19 and 21, 1985. Proceedings of Pacific Congress on Marine Technology, Honolulu, Hawaii, March 24-28, 1986.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
The Mitigation of the Tsunami Hazard in the Pacific Ocean, Australian Overseas Disaster Response Organization Newsletter, Volume 4, No. 2, June, 1986.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Risk Assessment of the Tsunami Hazard. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Natural and Man-Made Hazards, Rimouski, Canada, August 3-9, 1986.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific: An Example of International Cooperation. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Natural and Man-Made Hazards, Rimouski, Canada, August 3-9, 1986.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Dispersive Characteristics of the May 7-8, 1986, Tsunami. International Tsunami Information Center Report, July, 1986.

Pararas-Carayannis, George,
The Earthquake and Tsunami of May 7-8, 1986. International Tsunami Information Center Newsletter, Vol. 2, 1986.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning System. Earthquakes and Volcanoes, Vol. 18, No. 3, , p. 122-130, 1986

Pararas-Carayannis, George,
Earthquakes - Some Basic Principles. International Tsunami; Information Center Report, Nov. 1986.

Pararas-Carayannis, George. 1985, Introduction to the "The Great Waves", by Myles, Douglas, Robert Hale Ltd, London, 1886

Pararas-Carayannis, George,
Historical Tsunami Data Collection. Development of a Computerized Database. Report to the International Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning in the Pacific, ICG-ITSU, 29 pp. May 1987.

Pararas-Carayannis, George,
An Analysis of the Dispersive Characteristics of the 7 May 1986 Tsunami, in Tsunami Newsletter, April 1987, Vol. XX, No. 1,5 pp. Int. Ts. Info. Centre, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1987

Pararas-Carayannis, George. International Tsunami Information Center A Progress Report For 1985-1987. XI Session of the International Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific, Beizing, Peoples Republic of China, Aug 1987.

Pararas-Carayannis, George,
Risk Assessment of the Tsunami Hazard. In Natural and Man-Made Hazards, D. Reidal, Netherlands, pp.171-181, 1988.

Pararas-Carayannis, George.
Five Year Plan for The Development of A Regional Warning System in the Southwest Pacific. A Report prepared to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), New York, May 1989, 21 p.

Ferraras S. and G. Pararas-Carayannis (eds.)
Natural and Man-Made Hazards, Proceedings of the International Conference onNatural and Man-Made Coastal Hazards, Ensenada, Mexico, August 14-21, 1989.

Pararas-Carayannis, George. International Tsunami Information Center A Progress Report For 1987-1989. International Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific, Novosibirsk, USSR, 1989.

Pararas-Carayannis, George, Editor, IOC Workshop on the Technical Aspects of Tsunami Warning Systems, Tsunami Analysis, Preparedness, Observation and Instrumentation, Novosibirsk, USSR, 4-5 August 1989, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, UNESCO Report; 286 pp, Workshop Report Supplement, 1989.

1990 - 2000

 

Pararas-Carayannis, George, Criteria in the Evaluation of Potential Tsunami, International Tsunami Information Center, Informal Report, April 1990.

Pararas-Carayannis, George, Tsunami-A Course Outline, Manual developed for the training of visiting scientists, ITIC, June, 1990

Pararas-Carayannis, George,
Opening Address of the International Symposium on Geophysical Hazards in Developing Countries and their Environmental Impacts, Perugia, Italy, August 4-9, 1991.

Pararas-Carayannis, George,
The Development of the Tsunami Glossary, A paper presented at International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics(IUGG) Tsunami Symposium, University of Vienna, 19-20 August, 1991, Vienna, Austria.

Pararas-Carayannis, George. International Tsunami Information Center A Progress Report For 1989-1991. International Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific, Ensenada, Mexico, 1991.

Pararas-Carayannis, George,
Tsunami Glossary, Reviewed and approved by Committee of the International Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, UNESCO Report. 1991

Pararas-Carayannis, George,
An Overview of Tsunami Research, Paper presented at the Symposium on Theoretical and Observational Aspects of Tsunamis, XVII General Assembly of the European Geophysical Society, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, 6-10 April 1992.

Pararas-Carayannis, George. The Tsunami Generated from the Eruption of the Volcano of Santorin in the Bronze Age. Natural Hazards 5::115-123,1992. 1992 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Netherlands.


Pararas-Carayannis, George,
The Wind and Water Effects from Hurricane Iniki on September 11, 1992, at Lawai Beach Resort, Poipu, Island of Kauai, Hawaiian Islands, A study prepared for Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co., Inc,Spokane, Washington,and the Ritter Group of Companies, Chicago, June, 1993.

Pararas-Carayannis, George,
The International Tsunami Information Centre (ITIC), article prepared for a press kit describing UNESCO activities at the World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction, Yokohama, Japan, 23-27 May 1994.

Pararas-Carayannis, George,
Natural Disasters in Oceania, Chapter 2, prepared for "The Education for Natural Disasters Reduction Project" coordinated with Dr. John Lidstone of the Centre for Applied Environmental and Social Educational Research (CAESER) of Queensland University of Technology, Australia, May 1994.

Pararas-Carayannis, George,
Development of a Model for the Real Time Evaluation of the Tsunami Risk, Proceedings XXI General Assembly, International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Oceans (IAPSO/) of the Internnational Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) - PS-05 0 Coastal Ocean (B):Interaction with the Adjacent Land, p. 266, Honolulu, Hawaii, August 1995.

Pararas-Carayannis, George, HAZARDS 98 - An Opportunity and A Challenge for Disaster Mitigation in the New Millennium. Videotape presentation given at a Plenary Session of the 7th International Conference on Natural and Man-Made Hazards (HAZARDS 98) May 17-22, 1998, Chania, Crete, Greece

Pararas-Carayannis, George, "Analysis of Mechanism of Tsunami Generation in Lituya Bay on July 9, 1958" , Symposium of the Tsunami Society on Mega Tsunamis from Asteroids and Slides, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 25-27,1999. Science of Tsunami Hazards, Volume 17(3), 1999

2000 - 2007

 

Pararas-Carayannis, George, "The Protection of Cultural Heritage Sites from Natural and Man-Made Disasters", Geology and Geotechnics in the Preservation of Historical Cultural Heritage CONGRESS, Moncalieri Castle, Turin, Italy, 8-9 June 2000

Pararas-Carayannis, George, "The Big One -The Next Great California Earthquake", 385pp. Forbes Press, 2000

Pararas-Carayannis, George. Volcanically Generated Tsunamis, 2nd Symposium of the Tsunami Society, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 25-29, 2002

Pararas-Carayannis, George, Evaluation of the Threat of Mega Tsunami Generation from Postulated Massive Slope Failures of Island Stratovolcanoes on La Palma, Canary Islands, and on the Island of Hawaii, Science of Tsunami Hazards. Vol 20 (5). pages 251-277, 2002

Pararas-Carayannis, George, Ocean Governance and Sustainability - Present Trends - Future Challenges, Plenary Lecture - 30th Pacem in Maribus (PEACE IN THE OCEANS). A Year after Johannesburg. Ocean Governance and Sustainable Development: Ocean and Coasts - a Glimpse into the Future, Kiev, Ukraine, October 26-30, 2003

Pararas-Carayannis, George, Climate Change, Natural and Man-Made Disasters - Assessment of Risks, Preparedness and Mitigation, Keynote Presentation ­ CLIMATE CHANGE ­ DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
30th Pacem in Maribus (PEACE IN THE OCEANS). A Year after Johannesburg. Ocean Governance and Sustainable Development: Ocean and Coasts - a Glimpse into the Future
, Kiev, Ukraine, October 26-30, 2003

Pararas-Carayannis, George, Near and Far-Field Effects of Tsunamis Generated by the Paroxysmal Eruptions, Explosions, Caldera Collapses and Slope Failures of the Krakatau Volcano in Indonesia, on August 26-27, 1883, Presentation for the International Seminar/Workshop on Tsunami "In Memoriam 120 Years Of Krakatau Eruption ­ Tsunami And Lesson Learned From Large Tsunami"  August 26th  ­ 29th  2003,  Jakarta and Anyer, Indonesia. Also published in the Journal of Tsunami Hazards, Volume 21, Number 4. 2003 http://www.STHJOURNAL.ORG

Pararas-Carayannis, George, 2004 Volcanic Tsunami Generating Source Mechanisms in the Eastern Caribbean Region

Pararas-Carayannis, George, Natural Disasters in Oceania, Chapter 10, in International Perspectives on Natural Disasters: Occurence, Mitigation, and Consequences -Book Series: ADVANCES IN NATURAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS RESEARCH, Western Michigan University, ISBN: 1-4020-2850-4, Nov. 2004, Springer Publishing

Pararas-Carayannis, George, 2006. Risk Assessment of Tsunami Generation from Active Volcanic Sources in the Eastern Caribbean Region - In "CARIBBEAN TSUNAMI HAZARDS"- Proceedings of National Science Foundation Caribean Tsunami Workshop, March 30-31, 2004, Puerto Rico, Aurelio Mercado-Irizarry - Philip Liu, Editors. ISBN 981-256-545-3, 341 pp. 2006, Hard Cover Book. World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte.Ltd., Singapore

Pararas-Carayannis, George, 2006. Disaster Risk Assessment - Overview of Basic Principles and Methodology "Natural Disaster Risks", Risk Journal pp. 17-73 , March 2006.

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