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More than just a ten-year count, the US census is a collection of
high-quality, geographically detailed, and free and open datasets
that describe the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of
the nation on an on-going basis. This issue of Library Technology
Reports provides readers with a crash course on the census: learn
about the concepts on which the census is organized, the key
datasets, accessing data online and through scripts via APIs, and
considerations for using GIS, historic data, and microdata.
Librarians will gain knowledge they can use for assisting members
of their communities with census data, and will see how the census
can be used for library planning and research.
In recent years there has been an evolution in numerical models
used to compute tsunami propagation and run-up. Many models
currently available offer a wide array of choices to the users. In
parallel with the development of such numerical models, it is
important that the user only applies the verified and validated
numerical models that have undergone a benchmark analysis. This
publication provides information and benchmark problems to enable
engineers and regulators to select the most appropriate tsunami
analysis software and modelling for the evaluation of tsunami
hazards for nuclear installations to ensure their safety against
those events. In addition, the benchmark problems will enable such
users to become familiar with the limitations of the tsunami
analysis modelling available in research and commercial software.
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