PDF-FACT SHEET How Do Seismometers Contribute to a Tsunami Warning System

A n early model of a seismometer or seismograph May 2006 About the US Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System IOTWS Program The US IOTWS Program is part of the international effort to develop tsunami. Do not use a bag to dispose of ashes Do not use a bag to dispose of ashes Do not use a bag to dispose of ashes Do not use a bag to dispose of ashes Can Your Ashes brPage 2br The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department is proud to sponsor a public O Box 342 Katoomba NSW 2780 19 Millyard Lane Katoomba 2780 Australia Phone 02 4782 3073 Email infomusicfunnetau eb www musicfunnetau Please feel free to contact us with any questions about the copying and use of our worksheets in your school brPage 3 Year 8. Bell Work- Notes in Back of Book. Do you recognise this Newspaper?. What’s it about?. Where were you when this happened?. Lesson Objectives. . I understand what a tsunami is and can explain how it is caused. MEASURING GROUND MOTION. The first known instrument for earthquakes measurement is the Chang seismoscope built in China in 132 B.C. . Balls were held in the dragons’ mouths by lever devices connected to an internal pendulum. The direction of the epicenter was reputed to be indicated by the first ball released.. Nanometrics Posthole Seismometers World Class Performance 1008.01.01 Page 2of 14 ContentsSummary ...................................................................................................... Tsunamis. Homework Questions. Would you live in an area at risk for tsunamis? If so, where?. What level of risk from tsunamis is acceptable to you? (How would you know if the risk was assessed accurately?). San Diego, CA February 8-9, 2012. Tsunami Modules . by . Comet. Erv. Petty. Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. https://www.meted.ucar.edu/. Multiple Tsunami Modules. October 2010. American and Japanese Clues to a. Giant Earthquake in the Pacific Northwest. The Environmental Fluid Dynamics Lecture . Series. Presents a Seminar. . Abstract. One . winter's night in the year 1700, a mysterious tsunami flooded. The name ‘tsunami’ is Japanese. . It means harbor wave. . Tsunamis used to be called tidal waves, but they actually have nothing to do with the tides.. The sudden displacement of huge amounts of water causes tsunamis. . Tsunami Mathematics. Mathematically there are three different but related factors involved in . relation . to a Tsunami.. These are SPEED, HEIGHT, and ENERGY POWER. . Tsunami Mathematics - SPEED. In the open Ocean the speed of a Tsunami is approximately: . NTHMP Annual Report. February 2, 2011. Kevin J Richards. Hawaii’s – Accomplishments. NA5 - FY09. Mapping and Modeling Status*. Outreach Activities. School Visits. Committee Meetings. Workshops & Seminars . Agenda. Agree how we work within the Earthquake and Tsunami group. . how to . trigger. the System. (for EQS and TSU). GMPEs (or in term of MMI) vs population density for EQs. Expected tsunami height for . U.S. . coastlines minutes after the initial earthquake.. The 4G DART system consists of an anchored seafloor bottom pressure recorder (BPR) and a companion moored surface buoy for real time communications. BPRs are capable of detecting and measuring tsunamis with amplitudes as small as 1 mm in 6,000 m of water.. ( see tsunami lessons 10 a and 10b). CASE STUDY JAPAN EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI 2011. (see Tsunami lesson 10b….). The . Eyjafjallajokull. Volcano, Iceland 2010. ( Predominant volcanic hazards- ash and .