DocumentCode
2946729
Title
Methods for improving tsunami warning system
Author
Le Méhauté, Bernard ; Hwang, Li-san ; Van Dorn, William G.
Author_Institution
Tetra Tech, Inc., Pasadena, CA, USA
fYear
1971
fDate
21-24 Sept. 1971
Firstpage
329
Lastpage
331
Abstract
The International Tsunami Warning System has remained virtually unchanged since its inception in 1946. It operates relatively slowly--by modern communications standards--and can only qualitatively distinguish between small, moderate or severe tsunamis. Recent technological and theoretical developments suggest that its effectiveness could be greatly increased through the use of satellite communications, automatic data aquisition and transmission, and computerized pre-calculation of wave effects.
Keywords
Alarm systems; Earthquakes; Explosives; History; Oceans; Sea floor; Terrain factors; Tides; Tsunami; Underwater vehicles;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in the Ocean Environment, IEEE 1971 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA, USA
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OCEANS.1971.1161007
Filename
1161007
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