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A Nearshore Tsunami Detection Network Richard Seymour Scripps Institution of Oceanography

A Nearshore Tsunami Detection Network Richard Seymour Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Tsunami Safety Committee Meeting 25 July, 2005. Why Nearshore Detection?. Massive slumps Tsunamis can be generated very close to shore. Tracking Distant-Source Tsunamis. Detection at critical sites,

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A Nearshore Tsunami Detection Network Richard Seymour Scripps Institution of Oceanography

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  1. A Nearshore Tsunami DetectionNetworkRichard SeymourScripps Institution of Oceanography Tsunami Safety Committee Meeting 25 July, 2005

  2. Why Nearshore Detection? Massive slumps Tsunamis can be generated very close to shore

  3. Tracking Distant-Source Tsunamis Detection at critical sites, networked through the Internet, provides advance warning to distant locations

  4. Detecting Tsunamis Close to Shore What you might see

  5. Detecting Tsunamis Close to Shore Or you might see

  6. How to Detect

  7. Tsunami recorded in Hawaii from 8.5 Earthquake NE of Hokkaido, Japan

  8. Sumatra Tsunami Recorded at Scripps Pier

  9. Typical Instrument Mount

  10. Typical Local Station

  11. Proven Technology • Rugged, reliable pressure sensors • Armored cable for power and signals • Uninterruptible power supplies • Fast, accurate sensing of tsunamis • Local displays • Automatic initiation of warning devices • Real time displays remotely over the Internet

  12. Can Be Part of CDIP Network • 29 years of experience in wavemeasurement, recording anddata dissemination • Solid financial support for theexisting network of 24 stations • Expertise in design, installationand maintenance of wavesensors • Experience in real time systemsfor communication of hazards

  13. Big Plus • Between tsunamis, system is a CDIP wave gage • Provides lifeguards, boaters and surfers with accurate local wave conditions • Data are archived to provide downloadable historical records to establish a local wave climate or assist in accident investigations

  14. Cost of a Node • Order of $100k-$120k – first yeardependent on cable length, shore facilities, etc. • Order $30k-$50k – annual maintenance and operation costs • Service life --- 10-15 years

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