Jean C. Newman

Research Scientist

BS, University of Washington, 1981

E-mail: jean.c.newman@noaa.gov

Office: PMEL, Bldg 3, Rm 2085, NOAA Sand Point

Phone: 206-526-6531

Fax: 206-526-6485

Research Interests

Research issues related to the behavior of tsunamis and sea level phenomena.

See website: http://nctr.pmel.noaa.gov/

Current Research Projects

• Development of a web based tsunami forecast system using numerical models and real-time water level data.

Selected Publications

Mofjeld, H.O., F.I. González, V.V. Titov, A.J. Venturato, and J.C. Newman (2007): Effects of tides on maximum tsunami wave heights: Probability distributions. J. Atmos. Ocean. Tech., 24(1), 117-123.

González, F.I., E. Geist, C. Synolakis, D. Arcas, D. Bellomo, D. Carlton, T. Horning, B. Jaffe, J. Johnson, U. Kanoglu, H. Mofjeld, J. Newman, T. Parsons, R. Peters, C. Peterson, G. Priest, V. Titov, A. Venturato, J. Weber, F. Wong, and A. Yalciner (Tsunami Pilot Study Working Group) (2006): Seaside, Oregon Tsunami Pilot Study—Modernization of FEMA flood hazard maps. NOAA OAR Special Report, NOAA/OAR/PMEL, Seattle, WA, 94 pp. + 7 appendices.

Suleimani, E.N., R.A. Combellick, D. Marriott, R.A. Hansen, A.J. Venturato, and J.C. Newman (2005): Tsunami hazard maps of the Homer and Seldovia areas, Alaska. Report of Investigations 2005-2, State of Alaska Dept. of Nat. Res., Div. of Geol. and Geophys. Surveys, 2 sheets, scale 1:12,500, 28.

Titov, V.V., F.I. González, E.N. Bernard, M.C. Eble, H.O. Mofjeld, J.C. Newman, and A.J. Venturato (2005): Real-time tsunami forecasting: Challenges and solutions. Nat. Hazards, 35(1), Special Issue, U.S. National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program, 41-58.