2017 GNSS Tsunami Early Warning System Workshop

The past decade has witnessed a terrible loss of life related to large earthquakes and resultant tsunamis in the Indo-Pacific region. New and experimental algorithms based on real-time GNSS data and science now exist to rapidly determine the likelihood that a tsunami will be generated from a large earthquake, to predict their extent, inundation, and run-up, and to track the tsunami as it propagates through the ocean basins. The goals of this workshop are to:

• Identify what GNSS resources (networks, processing centers, telecommunication, etc.) will be necessary to develop real-time GNSS early warning capabilities throughout the entire Pacific Rim region
• Assess data gaps in the current Pacific-wide networks, develop strategies on the best approaches to fill the gaps
• Review the state-of-the-art early warning approaches with an eye towards emergency response community.

The Organizing Committee encourages your participation in a Global Navigation Satellite System Tsunami Early Warning System (GNSS-TEWS) workshop in Sendai. We encourage all interested participants to attend. Some level of travel support will be available to invited US-based speakers. The primary product of the workshop will be a report to identify strategies needed to understand the data needs for a Pacific-wide activity involving the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies as well as other non-APEC economies. [flyer]

See Goals for more details. 

Organizing Committee: 

• John Rundle, University of California, Davis (Chair)
• Shunichi Koshimura, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
• Yusaku Ohta, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
• John LaBrecque, Global Geodetic Observing System
• Yuichi Ono, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
• Takako Izumi, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
• Lorraine Hwang, University of California, Davis

Important Dates:

• Registration Closes: June 30, 2017
• Participants notified beginning May 1, 2017

Registration

All participants must register.

• Registration is limited to 50 attendees.  Registering does not guarantee your attendance.
• Limited travel support will be available to invited US-based speakers.

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration

• Association of Pacific Rim Universities Multihazards Hub
• Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
• APRU-IRIDeS Multihazards Program
• Global Geodetic Observing System