Seiche

A free or standing-wave oscillation of the surface of water in an enclosed or semi-enclosed basin (as a lake, bay, or harbor) that varies in a period, depending on the physical dimensions of the basin, from a few minutes to several hours, and in height from several centimeters to a few meters; that is initiated chiefly by local changes in atmospheric pressure, aided by winds, tidal currents, and small earthquakes; and that continues, pendulum fashion, for a time after cessation of the originating force Neuendorf, K.K.E., Mehl, J.P., Jr., and Jackson, J.A., eds., 2011, Glossary of Geology: Alexandria, Virginia, American Geological Institute, 799 p.

Below is a list of publications related to Seiche. Select a publication number to access more detailed information and their respective files available for download.

IC 73

Salisbury, J.B., 2019, Earthquakes in Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Information Circular 73, 2 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/30097

P 542-F

Kachadoorian, Reuben, and Plafker, George, 1967, Effects of the earthquake of March 27, 1964 on the communities of Kodiak and nearby islands: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 542-F, p. F1-F41.

P 543-A

McCulloch, D.S., 1966, Slide-induced waves, seiching, and ground fracturing caused by the earthquake of March 27, 1964, at Kenai Lake, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 543-A, p. A1-A41, 2 sheets.