Incorporating Social Science into NOAA’s Tsunami Program

PI: Christopher Gregg
Co-PI's: Liesel Ritchie and Steve Meinhold
Funding Period: 2010 – 2014
Funder: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

This project supported NOAA’s Tsunami Program by using social science methods to identify strengths and weaknesses in Tsunami Warning Center (TWC) products and the TsunamiReady Program (TRP). Findings of this research provided guidance for improving products and education; developed ways to monitor and assess progress; and provided contents for a repository for social science research findings. The rationale for this social science research was that findings would support NOAA’s mission to provide reliable tsunami forecasts and warnings and promote community resilience.