1997 Seismic Hazard Assessment, Onondaga County, New York
Entry ID:
NYSM_SEISMIC_HAZARD
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Summary
From the SEISMIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT, ONONDAGA COUNTY, NEW YORK Authors: Donald H. Cadwell, Ph.D. and Gary N. Nottis ABSTRACT Seismic shear-wave data collection is expanding the database for the projection statewide of seismic hazards and is obtaining detailed infromation about the varied surficial ... materials across New York State. Onondaga County was selected for study because of the types of surficial materials depostitd within the County during retreat of the Wisconsinan Ice Sheet, 13,000-10,000 years ago, and because of the large urban population in the greater Syracuse region. Lacustrine sands, silts, and clays were deposited in Glacial Lake Oneida, a 400 square-mile lake that developed at the edge of the glacier front, during the waning stages of Woodfordian deglaciation. For example, the glacier retreated from the southern part of Onondaga County, near Tully and Otisco Uplands, and continued past Syracuse and the Green Lakes State Park into the Mohawk Lowlands to the north. Glacial Lake Oneida included most of the lowland and swamp regions within 10-20 miles of the present 250 square-mile Oneida Lake. Specific site locations for intrepretation of seismic data were chosen based on the type of surficial material and the projected susceptibility to liquefaction, landslide, and seismic shear-wave attenuation.
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Geographic Coverage
Spatial coordinates
| N: 44.0 |
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S: 42.0 |
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E: -75.0 |
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W: -78.0 |
Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator:
Donald H. Cadwell, Gary N. Nottis
Dataset Title:
Seismic Hazard Assessment, Onondaga County, New York
Dataset Release Date:
1997
Dataset Release Place:
WWW
Dataset Publisher:
New York State Museum
Data Presentation Form:
tables, text
Online Resource:
http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/information/general/
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Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
1990-01-01
Stop Date:
1998-01-01
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Paleo Temporal Coverage
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Science Keywords
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Instrument
Access Constraints
NONE
Use Constraints
Data should be properly cited if used.
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Data Set Progress
Originating Center
Data Center
Distribution
Distribution Media:
ELECTRONIC
Distribution Format:
html
Fees:
None
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Personnel
GENE
R.
MAJOR
Role:
DIF AUTHOR
Email:
gsfc-gcmduso at mail.nasa.gov
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Publications/References
Selected references are available with the data set.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2000-02-28
Last DIF Revision Date:
2008-10-01
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