DocumentCode
777220
Title
Tsunami Surveillance By Satellites
Author
Digregorio, Barry
Volume
43
Issue
10
fYear
2006
Firstpage
21
Lastpage
21
Abstract
A group of scientists claim to have developed a concept for a tsunami warning system that relies on Global Positioning System (GPS) with the ability to detect these deadly waves in as little as 15 minutes. The system works by measuring GPS satellite radio signals as they are picked up during an undersea earthquake by GPS ground stations positioned around the globe. Data from the GPS ground stations can be used to gauge the precise strength of the earthquake, and that in turn would help predict the size of a resulting tsunami
Keywords
Global Positioning System; alarm systems; earthquakes; geophysical techniques; surveillance; tsunami; GPS; Global Positioning System; satellite radio signals measurement; tsunami surveillance; tsunami warning system; undersea earthquake; Displacement measurement; Earthquakes; Global Positioning System; Position measurement; Satellite ground stations; Seismic measurements; Surveillance; Tsunami;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.2006.1705771
Filename
1705771
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