Hawaii’s Tsunami Warning System Aja Toscano KAPCC ICS 101
NOAA’s Tsunami Program Aim: to save lives and protect property. Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis (DART)
Background of Tsunami Warning Systems 2001 NOAA’s original 6 buoy system stations around the pacific
How it Works Pressure sensor anchored to the sea floor Surface buoy Satellite 2 modes: Standard mode Event mode New two way communication
Map of Buoy Centers Around the World
The Software SeisComP 3.0 Detects earthquake location, depth, and magnitude 2007: Tsunami Warning Centre in Jakarta Used for real-time data reception, achieving, processing and auto-location of earthquake. Alerting the public and automatic notification Compatible with most Unix or Unix-like operating systems
The Future Tsunami Alert Android Application that alerts about potential tsunamis Created by Palta Software (software development company)
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