HR: 17:20h
AN: S44B-05    [Abstracts]
TI: USAID Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System (IOTWS)
AU: * Coble, M
EM: mcoble@usgs.gov
AF: US Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025 United States
AU: Mooney, W
EM: mooney@usgs.gov
AF: US Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025 United States
AB: The Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System (IOTWS), created by an inter-agency agreement between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), the US Forest Service (USFS), and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will work toward developing a tsunami early warning and disaster management and response system for the Indian Ocean by utilizing the leadership and technical expertise of India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Maldives, and Indonesia. Inter-agency cooperation combines expertise in a broad range of disciplines to accomplish several goals including: 1) developing an infrastructure for real-time data analysis of seismicity and for rapid communication and response networks, 2) land use planning and community preparation aimed at minimizing damage and loss of life from future disasters, and 3) international logistical and administrative support. Throughout the implementation of the IOTWS, a primary focus will be placed on``in-country capacity building,'' so that individual nations will be self-sustaining in the future. This will be accomplished, partly, by training provided by the U.S. Government through workshops, international exchange, and institutionalizing national capabilities. The USGS program was launched in August 2005 and will be implemented over a two-year period.
DE: 0468 Natural hazards
DE: 4564 Tsunamis and storm surges
DE: 7240 Subduction zones (1207, 1219, 1240)
DE: 9320 Asia
SC: Seismology [S]
MN: Fall Meeting 2005