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Hawaii’s Tsunami Warning System

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. How it Works. Pressure sensor anchored to the sea floor

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Hawaii’s Tsunami Warning System

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  1. Hawaii’s Tsunami Warning System Aja Toscano KAPCC ICS 101

  2. NOAA’s Tsunami Program • Aim: to save lives and protect property. • Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis (DART)

  3. Background of Tsunami Warning Systems

  4. How it Works Pressure sensor anchored to the sea floor Surface buoy Satellite 2 modes: Standard mode Event mode New two way communication

  5. Map of Buoy Centers Around the World

  6. The Software • SeisComP3.0 • 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

  7. The Future • Tsunami Alert • Android Application that alerts about potential tsunamis • Created by Palta Software (software development company)

  8. References • http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov • http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/dart/dart.shtml • http://www.bom.gov.au/tsunami/about/detection_buoys.shtml • http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/9/1381/2009/nhess-9-1381-2009.pdf • http://isprsserv.ifp.uni-stuttgart.de/proceedings/XXXVII/congress/4_pdf/262.pdf • http://www.paltasoftware.com/tsunami/

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