DocumentCode :
1367596
Title :
Catching the wave: real-time tsunami warning systems
Author :
Koike, Nobuaki
Author_Institution :
Wakayama Nat. Coll. of Technol., Wakayama, Japan
Volume :
28
Issue :
5
fYear :
2009
Firstpage :
14
Lastpage :
17
Abstract :
People all over the world witnessed the fear of a tsunami following the Indian Ocean earthquake that struck on 26 December 2004. Many people may have learned the word and the phenomenon of a tsunami for the first time from this catastrophe. The word "tsunami" (meaning "harbor wave") comes from the Japanese language, and Japan has suffered considerable damage from such natural disasters. Therefore, Japan\´s research regarding tsunami is active. This research consists of various approaches including experiments, numerical computations, and social sciences, among others. This article introduces the research of a numerical computation, particularly the research of the real-time warning system of a tsunami.
Keywords :
alarm systems; disasters; ocean waves; tsunami; AD 2004 12 26; Indian Ocean earthquake; Japan; catastrophe avoidance; harbor wave; ocean wave; realtime tsunami warning systems;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Potentials, IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0278-6648
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/MPOT.2009.933500
Filename :
5235530
Link To Document :
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