THE FRENCH TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN AND NORTHEAST ATLANTIC: CENALT
CENALT (CENtre d’ALerte aux Tsunamis) is responsible for the French National Tsunami Warning Centre (NTWC). The CENALT is established in the framework of the Unesco/IOC/ICG/NEAMTWS. Its objective is to transmit a warning message in less than fifteen minutes for any events that could trigger a tsunam...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:6b700fa0b98148db9614788e542deb7c 2023-05-15T17:41:22+02:00 THE FRENCH TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN AND NORTHEAST ATLANTIC: CENALT H. Hébert J. Guilbert A. Gailler P. Duperray P. Arnoul N. Alabrune R. Bossu F. Schindelé P. Roudil, A. Loevenbruck 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/6b700fa0b98148db9614788e542deb7c EN eng Tsunami Society International http://www.tsunamisociety.org/321RoudilEtAl.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/8755-6839 8755-6839 https://doaj.org/article/6b700fa0b98148db9614788e542deb7c Science of Tsunami Hazards, Vol 32, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2013) Tsunami warning centre France Mediterranean Atlantic Oceanography GC1-1581 article 2013 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T06:29:44Z CENALT (CENtre d’ALerte aux Tsunamis) is responsible for the French National Tsunami Warning Centre (NTWC). The CENALT is established in the framework of the Unesco/IOC/ICG/NEAMTWS. Its objective is to transmit a warning message in less than fifteen minutes for any events that could trigger a tsunami in the Western Mediterranean Sea and the North- Eastern Atlantic Ocean. The data collected from French installations and from institutions of European and North African countries is processed with software that permits early epicenter location of seismic events and measurements of expected tsunami impacts on the shore. On-duty analysts revise interactively all the generated information and use references of historical tsunami and earthquake databases - as well as computed tsunami scenarios – in order to disseminate the more comprehensive message possible. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northeast Atlantic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
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CENALT (CENtre d’ALerte aux Tsunamis) is responsible for the French National Tsunami Warning Centre (NTWC). The CENALT is established in the framework of the Unesco/IOC/ICG/NEAMTWS. Its objective is to transmit a warning message in less than fifteen minutes for any events that could trigger a tsunami in the Western Mediterranean Sea and the North- Eastern Atlantic Ocean. The data collected from French installations and from institutions of European and North African countries is processed with software that permits early epicenter location of seismic events and measurements of expected tsunami impacts on the shore. On-duty analysts revise interactively all the generated information and use references of historical tsunami and earthquake databases - as well as computed tsunami scenarios – in order to disseminate the more comprehensive message possible. |
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H. Hébert J. Guilbert A. Gailler P. Duperray P. Arnoul N. Alabrune R. Bossu F. Schindelé P. Roudil, A. Loevenbruck |
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H. Hébert J. Guilbert A. Gailler P. Duperray P. Arnoul N. Alabrune R. Bossu F. Schindelé P. Roudil, A. Loevenbruck |
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THE FRENCH TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN AND NORTHEAST ATLANTIC: CENALT |
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THE FRENCH TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN AND NORTHEAST ATLANTIC: CENALT |
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THE FRENCH TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN AND NORTHEAST ATLANTIC: CENALT |
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THE FRENCH TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN AND NORTHEAST ATLANTIC: CENALT |
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THE FRENCH TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN AND NORTHEAST ATLANTIC: CENALT |
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