TOWS-WG Inter-ICG Task Team on Tsunami Watch Operations

Meeting of Task Team on Tsunami Watch Operations

20 – 21 February 2017, Paris cedex 07, France

Through Resolution XXIV-14 the IOC Assembly at its 24th Session decided to establish a Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards Related to Sea-Level Warning and Mitigation Systems (TOWS-WG), tasked primarily to advise the IOC Governing Bodies on coordinated development and implementation activities on warning and mitigation systems for tsunamis and other hazards related to sea level of common priority to all Intergovernmental Coordination Group on Tsunami Warning and Mitigation Systems (ICG/TWSs). The Task Team on Tsunami Watch Operations advises and reports to the TOWS-WG. A meeting of the Task Team will take place in Salle VIII, UNESCO, 21-22 February 2017 immediately prior to the 9th meeting of the TOWS-WG, 23-24 February 2017.

Notes

The meeting will take place in Room VIII, UNESCO Fontenoy Building.

Meeting time: 9-17:30 both on 21 and 22 February 2017.

Location

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
7, place de Fontenoy

75732 Paris cedex 07
France

Organisers and Staff

Organisers
Dr Thorkild Aarup
Dr. Srinivasa Kumar Tummala
Ms Elena Iasyreva
1

Opening and Session Organization

2

Review of Action Items from the Previous Meeting

3

Review the Status of Implementation of the TOWS-WG Requests to the TTTWO

5

Significant Operational Events Since Last Meeting

6

KPIs for Entire Warning System and Mapping to Sendai Framework

7

World Tsunami Awareness Day

8

Updates to Area of Coverage and ESZ Maps of the ICGs

9

Handling of Tsunamis from NonSeismic Sources: Meteorological, Landslide, Volcanic, Bolide and Non-subduction Zone Earthquakes

10

Products for Maritime Community

11

Global Public Access to Tsunami Threat Information

13

Recommendations and Actions for Reporting to the TOWS WG

14

Conclusion

Report Documents

Code Title
Report of the TOWG-WG Inter ICG Task Team on Tsunami Watch Operations, 2017

Agenda Documents

Agenda Code Title
10 U.S. Operational Consideration of Non-Seismic Source Tsunamis
12 Data Buoy Vandalism: Education and Outreach Strategy
12 Optimal Sea Level Network
12 Global Sea Level Network Response
4 Report from ICG/PTWS: NWPTAC Enhanced Products and PacWave16 and 17
4 ICG/NEAM Tsunami Warning System Status and Achievements
4 IOTWMS Status Report: TOWS-WG TT Tsunami Watch Operations
4 ICG-CARIBE-EWS Current status and plans on TWO
5 Kaikoura Earthquake 14-11-2016
5 Significant Events Since Last Meeting
6 Future Goals and Performance Monitoring

Background Documents

Code Title
IOC/TOWS-WG-IX/3 Report of the 9th Meeting of the Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards Related to Sea-Level Warning and Mitigation Systems
Tsunami Watch Operations Global Service Definition Document

Other Documents

Code Title
TTTWO Meeting Ageda

Participant Stats:

Staff and organisers 3
Confirmed 9
Not Confirmed 0
Not-participating 0
Total 12
Groups: GOOS, IOC, Tsunami
Created at 14:04 on 13 July 2016 by Ms Elena Iasyreva
Last Updated at 07:21 on 31 May 2018 by Ms. Nora Huia Gale
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