Tsunamis : monitoring, detection, and early warning systems / Wayne A. Morrissey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morrissey, Wayne A., author.

Series:

CRS report for Congress ; RL32739.

CRS report for Congress ; RL32739

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crisis management.

Earthquake hazard analysis.

Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (17 pages).

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service, 2005.

Summary:

Recently, some in Congress have become concerned about the possible vulnerability of U.S. coastal areas to tsunamis, and about the adequacy of early warning for coastal areas of the western Atlantic Ocean. Those concerns stem from the December 26, 2004, tsunami that devastated many coastal areas around the northern Indian Ocean, where few tsunami early warning systems currently operate. Caused by a strong underwater earthquake off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, the tsunami disaster is estimated to claimed at least 150,000 lives. Affected nations, assisted by others, are pursuing a multilateral effort to develop a detection and warning network for the Indian Ocean. Also, some Members of Congress and the Bush Administration have proposed a tsunami warning network for the U.S. Atlantic seaboard. Although instrumentation costs could run into the millions of dollars, existing weather buoys and state and local coastal and ocean observation networks might serve as possible platforms for the instrumentation. The European Union, Canada, and the United States may consider multilateral efforts to establish coverage for the North Atlantic.

Contents:

Introduction

Proposals for International Tsunami Early Warning Systems

Challenges

Proposals

U.S. Tsunami Programs

Tsunami Warnings

U.S. Operations and Research

Related U.S. Programs

Conclusion

List of Figures

Figure 1. U.S. Proposal for Tsunami Detection/Warning System

Figure 2. NOAA DART Platform.

Notes:

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