DocumentCode
895430
Title
How to Master A Seismic Disaster
Author
Kumagai, Jean
Volume
44
Issue
6
fYear
2007
fDate
6/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
48
Lastpage
51
Abstract
When the next big earthquake hit Tokyo, an early-warning systems could help save lives and properties. Japanese government has spent the last five years constructing an automated earthquake early-warning network. It´s the first national system of its kind and by far the most sophisticated. The network is designed to detect the first tremors of an earthquake, calculate the likely source and magnitude, and then broadcast an alert
Keywords
disasters; earthquakes; seismometers; Japanese government; Tokyo; automated earthquake early-warning network; early-warning systems; earthquake; seismic disaster; seismometer; Cities and towns; Earthquake engineering; Educational institutions; Erbium; Geophysics; Government; Insurance; Personnel; Protection; Volcanoes;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.2007.369269
Filename
4225109
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