The

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Center for Tsunami Research (NCTR), located at the

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(PMEL) in

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, performs research in support of

tsunami A tsunami ( ; from ja, 津波, lit=harbour wave, ) is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explo ...

forecast models to increase the speed and accuracy of operational forecasts and warnings,

inundation models to predict tsunami impacts on coastal communities, and tsunami measurement/detection technology for optimally designed networks of tsunami

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Tsunami measurements and forecast modeling

PMEL/NCTR developed and holds the patent on the

Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis (DART) is a component of an enhanced tsunami warning system. By logging changes in seafloor temperature and pressure, and transmitting the data via a surface buoy to a ground station by satellit ...

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 National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) is a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS). NDBC designs, develops, operates, and maintains a network of data collecting buoys and coastal statio ...

. The NCTR's SIFT tsunami forecasting system is described in the NCT
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''"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

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, ''"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

FAQ and Educational resources. Also included are

animations and

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videos.

videos
https://www.youtube.com/noaapmel#p/c/2/nZ9Du7VfdSg
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Notes and references

External links

Tsunami A tsunami ( ; from ja, 津波, lit=harbour wave, ) is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explo ...

website
http://www.tsunami.noaa.gov
* National

Hazard Mitigation Program
https://web.archive.org/web/20100726110144/http://nthmp.tsunami.gov/
*

National Tsunami Warning Center The National Tsunami Warning Center (NTWC) forms part of an international tsunami warning system (TWS). It serves as the operations center for all coastal regions of Canada and the United States, except Hawaii, the Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexic ...

Pacific Tsunami Warning Center The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) is one of two tsunami warning centers that are operated by NOAA in the United States. Headquartered on Ford Island, HI, the PTWC is part of an international tsunami warning system (TWS) program and s ...

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