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PMEL Publications Abstract

FY 1986

Regional Tsunami Warning System (THRUST)

Bernard, E.N., and R.R. Behn

In Proceedings of the International Tsunami Symposium, Victoria, B.C., 6–9 August 1985, 94–102 (1985)

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 pre-event work has been completed including hazard map, numerical modeling simulations, and the creation of an emergency operating plan. Instrumentation design has been completed and bench testing is expected to begin in summer of 1985.

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