GPS water level measurements for Indonesia's Tsunami Early Warning System

• Published in: Natural hazards and earth system sciences Vol. 11; no. 3; pp. 741 - 749
• Main Authors: Schöne, T., Pandoe, W., Mudita, I., Roemer, S., Illigner, J., Zech, C., Galas, R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 09.03.2011; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Marine; ANE, Germany; ISEW, Indonesia

On Boxing Day 2004, a severe tsunami was generated by a strong earthquake in Northern Sumatra causing a large number of casualties. At this time, neither an offshore buoy network was in place to measure tsunami waves, nor a system to disseminate tsunami warnings to local governmental entities. Since...