Tsunami Warning Systems (TSU 410) Class Schedule, Day 1
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[ TSU 410 Syllabus ]
[ Day 1 (25
and 26 July): Participant
Seminar | Overview | TRC
Plan/Warning Centers |
Tour of UW Seismic
Lab | Field Trip ]
[ TSU
410 Day 1 Course Evaluation ]
[ Day 2 (28
July): Sea-Level
Data Acquisition |
Detection of Tsunamis | Tsunami
Forecasting | Participant
Seminar |
Tsunami Warning Data
Processing | TWC
Response Sim |
TRC Plan Exercise ]
[ TSU
410 Day 2 Course Evaluation ]
[ Day 3 (29
July): Warning
Messages | Warning
Dissemination | Summary ]
[ TSU
410 Day 3 Course Evaluation ]
TSU 410, Day 1, Participant Seminar
25 July, 2007
noon-12:45pm
Smith Hall, Room 409
Tsunami Detection/Tsunameters
Speaker
Mr. Ridwan Djamaluddin
Coordinator for Ocean and Instrumentation
Indonesia Tsunami Early Warning System [MS Powerpoint Presentation]
TSU 410, Day 1, Session 1
25 July, 2007
1:15pm-2:45pm
Smith Hall, Room 415C Collaboratory
Tsunami Warning Systems Overview and Seismic Data Acquisition
Paul WhitmoreLecture Topics
- Warning System history
- Basic warning center functions and challenges
- Warning center personnel and training
- TWC seismic data acquisition
Exercise/Demonstration/Discussion
- Seismic Network Distribution as related to warning response time
Workbook Topics
- Warning Center functions
- Seismic network basics
Learning Outcomes
- Identify special challenges realted to tsunami warning systems
- Review seismic network basics
References
- Text: Dev. Tsunami Resil. Comm. Pps. 59-72
- Website: West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center Operations - links under "WCATWC" in left hand menu
- Tsunami Warning System Overview and Seismic Data Acquisition [MS Powerpoint Presentation]
- Tsunami Warning Systems Exercise 1 [PDF]
Case Studies
- Global Seismic Network density vs. Regional
TSU 410, Day 1, Session 2
25 July, 2007
3:00pm-4:00pm
Smith Hall, Room 415C Collaboratory
Tsunami-Resilient Community Plan Exercise — Warning Centers and Seismic Networks
Frank González and Catherine PetroffLecture Topics
- Introduction to Tsunami Warning Systems sections TRC Plan
- Briefing: Warning Centers and Seismic Networks sections of the TRC Plan Outline
Exercise/Discussion
- Each Country Team will complete the Warning Centers and Seismic Networks sections of the TRC Plan Outline.
Learning Outcomes
- Discuss the tsunami warning center operations and plans specific to each team's country
- Warning Centers and Seismic Networks
Deliverables
- Warning Centers and Seismic Networks sections of the TRC Plan Outline
TSU 410, Day 1, Session 3
25 July, 2007
4:10pm-5:00pm
Seismic Lab
Tour of University of Washington Seismology Laboratory
Paul Whitmore with guest lecturer William Steele (PNSN)Exercise/Demonstration/Discussion
- Tour of UW Seismology Laboratory
Learning Outcome
- Demonstrate knowledge of seismic observatory operations
References
- Recent earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest (from The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network)
TSU 410, Day 1, Field Trip
26 July, 2007
6:00am-9:00pm
Field Trip to Pacific County
Participants join a full-day field trip to the Washington coast at Willapa Bay and the city of South Bend. They visit the Washington Emergency Operations Center and then have a meeting with emergency managers and community members in South Bend. The day continues with a field session to view geologic evidence of past tsunamis along the Washington coast.
- Itinerary [PDF]
- Handout [PDF]
- Evaluation of UWE TSP Program Pacific County Field Trip
- Washington State Tsunami Warning Procedures [MS Powerpoint Presentation]
- All Hazard Alert Broadcasting (AHAB) Radio [PDF]
- Pacific County Washington Emergency Management [MS Powerpoint Presentation]
- South Bend Evacuation [PDF]
27 July is a DAY OFF
Classes resume 28 July.
Jump to:
[ TSU 410 Syllabus ]
[ Day 1 (25
and 26 July): Participant
Seminar | Overview | TRC
Plan/Warning Centers |
Tour of UW Seismic
Lab | Field Trip ]
[ TSU
410 Day 1 Course Evaluation ]
[ Day 2 (28
July): Sea-Level
Data Acquisition |
Detection of Tsunamis | Tsunami
Forecasting | Participant
Seminar |
Tsunami Warning Data
Processing | TWC
Response Sim |
TRC Plan Exercise ]
[ TSU
410 Day 2 Course Evaluation ]
[ Day 3 (29
July): Warning
Messages | Warning
Dissemination | Summary ]
[ TSU
410 Day 3 Course Evaluation ]