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NOAA Tide Stations Upgraded to Better Detect Tsunamis; Stations Come Online to Join National Tsunami Program
Source: Posted: 12-04-2006 at 03:00:27
| NOAA upgraded 33 tide stations in an effort to detect tsunamis quicker as part of the National Water Level Observation Network. Network tide stations normally equipped to record tidal data once every hour can now collect tidal data every six minutes, and can transmit that data through the NOAA Geostationary Operational Environmental satellites, or GOES. "Tsunami detection and confirmation can be vital in preventing the loss of human life," said John H. Dunnigan, assistant administrator of the NOAA Ocean Service. "Efficient data collection is an essential tool to coastal managers for rapid forecasting and the issuance of critical warnings that can help save lives of people in the tsunami's path." |
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