Regional tsunami warning system (THRUST)

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has embarked on a 3-year project, Tsunami Hazard Reduction Using System Technology (THRUST), to create a pilot regional tsunami warning system. THRUST, which is being funded by the Agency for International Development (AID) and developed by the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) for the country of Chile, is utilizing existing instrumentation connected to satellite communication to establish an early warning system. All preevent work has been completed including hazard map, numerical modeling simulations, and the creation of an operating plan. Instrumentation design has been completed and bench testing is expected to begin in the summer of 1985.