PA42B
Scientific Risk and Scientific Expertise in Hazard Events: Navigating among Diverging Scientific Data and Opinions

Thursday, 17 December 2015: 10:20-12:20
103 (Moscone South)
Primary Conveners:  Deborah M Brosnan, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, United States
Conveners:  Kristin A. Ludwig, US Geological Survey, Reston, VA, United States
Chairs:  Deborah M Brosnan, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, United States and Kristin A. Ludwig, US Geological Survey, Reston, VA, United States
OSPA Liaisons:  Kristin A. Ludwig, US Geological Survey, Reston, VA, United States
10:20
PA42B-01
In the heat of the moment: Effectively engaging scientists and diverging science in hazard events. (59671)
Deborah M Brosnan, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, United States
10:35
PA42B-02
The Accidental Spokesperson - Science Communication during the 2010-2011 Christchurch, NZ Earthquake Sequence (Invited) (60917)
Kevin P Furlong, Penn State Univ, University Park, PA, United States
10:50
PA42B-03
What can you bring to the table during a hazard event?: Its more than exchanging business cards before a crisis (Invited) (79460)
Christopher M Reddy, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States
11:05
PA42B-04
Can I Get a Second Opinion? – Translating Hazard Understanding to Disaster Response (Invited) (61264)
Tim Stough, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States, David S Green, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, United States and John J Murray, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, United States
11:20
PA42B-05
Asteroid Airbursts: Risk Assessment and Reduction (Invited) (60882)
Mark Boslough, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, United States
11:35
PA42B-06
Large Historical Tsunamigenic Earthquakes in Italy: The Neglected Tsunami Research Point of View (77822)
Alberto Armigliato, Stefano Tinti, Gianluca Pagnoni and Filippo Zaniboni, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
11:50
PA42B-07
3-D or median map? Earthquake scenario ground-motion maps from physics-based models versus maps from ground-motion prediction equations (59487)
Keith Porter, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States
12:05
PA42B-08
Dealing with Natural Disasters: Preparedness versus Post-Event Response (84059)
Nicholas Sitar, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States
 
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