A general outline of the ITSU master plan for the Tsumani Warning System in the Pacific

✍ Scribed by G. C. Dohler

• Book ID: 104636858
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Year: 1988
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 467 KB
• Volume: 1
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0921-030X
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00137234

✦ Synopsis

The objective of the Tsunami Warning System is to provide accurate and reliable tsunami warning services within the shortest possible time frame of tsunamigenesis in order to protect life and property within the tsunami risk zones of the Pacific basin. Considering the level of today's technology, it should, with an appropriate distribution of centres, be possible to achieve warning distribution to affected populations within 20 minutes of tsunamigenesis. A secondary objective is to adequately inform and educate all persons living within tsunami risk zones so that they are properly prepared to respond to the warnings when issued.

Over the past two decades, all the coastal areas in the Pacific have experienced a rapid growth in population and industrial and harbour facilities. A firm estimate is not available of the number of potentially endangered persons in each country bordering the Pacific. However, many miles of coastline are exposed to tsunamis in North America, the east coast of Asia, the Pacific islands, and south Central America.

At least seven near-short seismic events causing tsunamis have occurred during the last 10 years, resulting in loss of life and property (