HR: 1340h
AN: S53A-1022    [Abstracts]
TI: Progress in developing an Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System (IOTWS)
AU: * Detweiler, S
EM: shane@usgs.gov
AF: US Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd. MS 977, Menlo Park, CA 94025, United States
AU: Mooney, W D
EM: mooney@usgs.gov
AF: US Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd. MS 977, Menlo Park, CA 94025, United States
AU: Kelly, A
EM: annabel.kelly@gmail.com
AF: US Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd. MS 977, Menlo Park, CA 94025, United States
AU: Atwater, B
EM: atwater@usgs.gov
AF: US Geological Survey, Univ. of Washington Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195, United States
AU: Sipkin, S
EM: sipkin@usgs.gov
AF: US Geological Survey, PO Box 25046 MS 966, Denver, CO 80225, United States
AU: Petersen, M
EM: mdpetersen@usgs.gov
AF: US Geological Survey, PO Box 25046 MS 966, Denver, CO 80225, United States
AU: Hudnut, K
EM: hudnut@usgs.gov
AF: US Geological Survey, 525 South Wilson Ave., Pasadena, CA 91106, United States
AB: Nearly three years following the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, there is much progress to report on building a new Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System (IOTWS) which will provide tsunami early warnings and framework for disaster management and response systems. To date, the IOTWS has utilized the leadership and technical expertise of many countries including Indonesia, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives, together with assistance from international partners. Inter-agency cooperation has combined expertise in a broad range of disciplines to accomplish several goals including: 1) developing infrastructures for both real-time analysis of seismic data and rapid communication and warnings (including the upgrade of several Indonesian seismic and GPS stations), 2) land use planning and community preparation aimed at minimizing damage and loss of life from future disasters, and 3) international support for logistics, communications, training, management and administration. Throughout the implementation of the IOTWS, a primary focus was placed on "in-country capacity building," so that individual nations can be self-sustaining in their efforts. We believe that this has been accomplished through extensive training sessions, workshops and site visits.
DE: 7294 Seismic instruments and networks (0935, 3025)
DE: 8110 Continental tectonics: general (0905)
SC: Seismology [S]
MN: 2007 Fall Meeting