Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System

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Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System
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Global network of Tsunami Warning Systems
Several countries are members of more than one
Tsunami Warning System (e.g. Australia and
Malaysia)
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26 December 2004
IOC invited to lead establishment of a Tsunami
Early Warning System
28 member countries contribute to the
Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the
Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation
System (ICG/IOTWS)
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End-to-End system
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ICG/IOTWS What is the system?

• The System must be
• Fully owned by Indian Ocean countries
• Based on international and multilateral
  cooperation
• Based on open and free data exchange
• Protect all countries in the Indian Ocean
• Transparent and accountable to all countries
• Secretariat for IOTWS Intergovernmental
  Coordinating Group in Perth, funded by BoM
  Australia

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Hazard Detection - seismic
73 operational seismic stations by end 2008
80 seismic stations planned by 2010
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Hazard Detection coastal sea level
gt60 stations reporting continuously
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Hazard Detection deep ocean 44 stations planned
YELLOW circles operational
44 Stations planned in IO
RED dots transmitting now on GTS
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• For further information
• http//www.ioc-tsunami.org

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thank you