NOAA Center for Tsunami Research
Encyclopedia
The NOAA Center for Tsunami Research (NCTR), located at the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
(PMEL
) in Seattle, WA, performs research in support of tsunami
forecast models to increase the speed and accuracy of operational forecasts and warnings, tsunami
inundation models to predict tsunami impacts on coastal communities, and tsunami
measurement/detection technology for optimally designed networks of tsunami buoys.
/NCTR developed and holds the patent on the Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis
DART® tsunami detection buoy that forms the backbone of the global tsunami detection network. Operational support for the DART® buoys has been transitioned to NDBC.
The NCTR's SIFT tsunami forecasting system is described in the NCTR YouTube video about the 2010 Chile tsunami event, and in more detail in the NCTR Power Point presentation Developing tsunami flooding forecast software. The SIFT system is deployed at the two NOAA Tsunami Warning Centers.
In 2004, the NCTR was awarded a Department of Commerce Gold Medal
"for the creation and use of a new moored buoy system to provide accurate and timely warning information on tsunamis"). In 2005, the NCTR received a Department of Commerce Gold Medal
, "for research and development leading to the creation of a tsunami forecasting capability".
FAQ and Educational resources. Also included are tsunami
animations and YouTube
videos.
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
The Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory is a laboratory in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration /Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research ....
(PMEL
PMEL
PMEL may refer to:*Precision measurement equipment laboratory*Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory...
) in Seattle, WA, performs research in support of tsunami
Tsunami
A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, typically an ocean or a large lake...
forecast models to increase the speed and accuracy of operational forecasts and warnings, tsunami
Tsunami
A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, typically an ocean or a large lake...
inundation models to predict tsunami impacts on coastal communities, and tsunami
Tsunami
A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, typically an ocean or a large lake...
measurement/detection technology for optimally designed networks of tsunami buoys.
Tsunami measurements and forecast modeling
PMELPMEL
PMEL may refer to:*Precision measurement equipment laboratory*Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory...
/NCTR developed and holds the patent on the Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis
Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis
The Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis system is a component of an enhanced tsunami warning system.- Stations :...
DART® tsunami detection buoy that forms the backbone of the global tsunami detection network. Operational support for the DART® buoys has been transitioned to NDBC.
The NCTR's SIFT tsunami forecasting system is described in the NCTR YouTube video about the 2010 Chile tsunami event, and in more detail in the NCTR Power Point presentation Developing tsunami flooding forecast software. The SIFT system is deployed at the two NOAA Tsunami Warning Centers.
In 2004, the NCTR was awarded a Department of Commerce Gold Medal
Gold Medal
Gold Medal is the sixth studio album by the American hard rock band The Donnas, released in 2004 on Atlantic Records. It was one of the first albums released in the DualDisc format, but was recalled due to a mastering error which resulted in the final track being partially omitted from the CD...
"for the creation and use of a new moored buoy system to provide accurate and timely warning information on tsunamis"). In 2005, the NCTR received a Department of Commerce Gold Medal
Gold Medal
Gold Medal is the sixth studio album by the American hard rock band The Donnas, released in 2004 on Atlantic Records. It was one of the first albums released in the DualDisc format, but was recalled due to a mastering error which resulted in the final track being partially omitted from the CD...
, "for research and development leading to the creation of a tsunami forecasting capability".
The NCTR website
The NCTR website describes the project's research and scientific publications. Event pages for larger tsunami events provide modeled tsunami propagation animations, tsunami energy graphics, and model-data comparisons at sea level stations. Other sections of the website include a tsunamiTsunami
A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, typically an ocean or a large lake...
FAQ and Educational resources. Also included are tsunami
Tsunami
A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, typically an ocean or a large lake...
animations and YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
videos.
External Links
- NOAA TsunamiTsunamiA tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, typically an ocean or a large lake...
website - http://www.tsunami.noaa.gov - National TsunamiTsunamiA tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, typically an ocean or a large lake...
Hazard Mitigation Program - http://nthmp.tsunami.gov - NOAA West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning CenterWest Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning CenterThe West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center is one of two tsunami warning centers that are operated by NOAA in the United States. Headquartered in Palmer, Alaska, the WCATWC is part of an international tsunami warning system program and serves as the operational center for TWS of all coastal...
- NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning CenterPacific Tsunami Warning CenterThe Pacific Tsunami Warning Center is one of two tsunami warning centers that are operated by NOAA in the United States. Headquartered in Ewa Beach, Hawaii, the PTWC is part of an international tsunami warning system program and serves as the operational center for TWS of the Pacific issuing...