Reliability of the Data: In Figure 18, two areas of earthquake risk are mapped. These are areas of major seismic risk and areas of moderate seismic risk. The source of this information is a book by David M. Cargo and Bob F. Mallory titled Man and His Geologic Environment. The zones are based on the distribution of historical, damaging earthquakes, their intensities, evidence of strain release and distributions of geological structures related to earthquake activity. The frequency of possible earthquakes within the zones is not reflected in this data. Areas of major seismic risk are areas where an earthquake rated at VIII or higher of the Modified Mercali Scale is possible and areas of moderate seismic risk correspond to VII of the Modified Mercali Scale. If a site is to be located in these areas, much more detailed analysis will have to be undertaken to determine the best locations within these high and moderate risk areas. Spatial Coverage: 1295 grid cells are indicated as being subject to major damage from earthquakes and 3247 grid cells are indicated as being subject to moderate damage from earthquakes. N. 40 DEGREE LATITUDE - FIGURE 19 Rationale: Areas north of the forty degree latitude line were mapped and considered as potential exclusion areas. The reason for this consideration is that certain studies have indicated that the rectenna size and configuration will become larger and more expensive for sites north of the 40 degree latitude line. Therefore, this potential exclusion variable is related to the baseline design and represents a constraint that may be mediated by design changes. Reliability of the Data: The location of the 40 degree latitude line is readily available and the only issue relates to the fact that this line is not coterminous with the grid cells. Therefore, all grid cells intersecting the forty degree latitude line were coded, incorporating minimal land areas south of this line.
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