A study of delays in making tide gauge data available to tsunami warning centers

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 475-481

  Holgate, S J ^a   Woodworth, P L ^a   Foden, P R ^a   Pugh, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; COMPUTER NETWORKS; GAGES; METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORKS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; TELEMETERING EQUIPMENT; TSUNAMIS;

BROADBAND GLOBAL AREA NETWORK (BGAN); INMARSAT (CO); MEASUREMENT METHODS; METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE; TIDE GAUGE DATA; TIDE GAUGING; TSUNAMI WARNING;

TIDE GAGES;

ARRIVAL TIME; BROADBAND DATA; DATA PROCESSING; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SATELLITE DATA; TELEMETRY; TIDE GAUGE; TSUNAMI; WARNING SYSTEM;

EID: 45249110401     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JTECHO544.1     Document Type: Article

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