tsunami early warning system
Since November 2005, the resulting tsunami early warning system - installed in the Indian Ocean, the Sunda Arc - Tsunami Early Warning System (TEWS). The TEWS will help to protect against natural disasters.
Together with other partner organizations, the GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) in Potsdam, the system found a way to place within 3 years. , Federal Minister for Research Bulham it
presented at the UN Conference and the UNESCO on behalf of the UN should lead the project. TWES The system is decentralized up to the expansion of the system to enable, if necessary.
construction started in November 2005
In November, the German research vessel Sun started the buoys in the Indian waters for the sensor network suspend. Another part is the establishment of satellite communications. The know-how among local leaders and residents is very important.
The system has a value of 45 million €, it is Indonesia by the German Federal Government provided and cooperation with other countries will be sought. Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Madagascar are interested in cooperating with Germany. The warning of tsunamis and other natural disasters
is also the theme of the Third International Conference on Early Warning (Third Internatioal Conference on Early Warning EWC3), from 27 to 29 March 2006 in Bonn will take place.
The GFZ operates the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres (HGF) and the Alfred-Wegener-private institution seismological research network. It is to be based on competence and experience
able to transfer in a short time a scientific approach to transfer the experience of the early warning system in the Pacific to the Indian Ocean. It does not start from scratch.
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