Document Type
Report
Abstract
Tsunami-induced pedestrian evacuation for the City of Kodiak, U.S. Coast Guard Base and the community of Womens Bay is evaluated using an anisotropic modeling approach developed by the U.S. Geological Survey. The method is based on path-distance algorithms and accounts for variations in land cover and directionality in the slope of terrain. We model evacuation of pedestrians to exit points from the tsunami hazard zone. The pedestrian travel is restricted to the roads only. Results presented here are intended to provide guidance to local emergency management agencies for tsunami inundation assessment, evacuation planning, and public education to mitigate future tsunami hazards.
Publication Date
5-17-2019
Recommended Citation
Nicolsky, Dmitry and Gardine, Lea, "PEDESTRIAN TRAVEL-TIME MAPS FOR KODIAK, ALASKA: An anisotropic model to support tsunami evacuation planning" (2019). Alaska Earthquake Center Reports. 32.
https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/uaf_earthquake_reports/32
Handle
http://hdl.handle.net/11122/12766