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Project Title:
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Review of the Tsunami Warning and Forecast System and Overview of the Nation's Tsunami Preparedness
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OSBX-U-07-04-A
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Major Unit:
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Division on Earth and Life Studies
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Sub Unit:
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Ocean Studies Board
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RSO:
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Mengelt, Claudia
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Subject/Focus Area:
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Review of the Tsunami Warning and Forecast System and Overview of the Nation's Tsunami Preparedness
February 4, 2009 - February 6, 2009
Keck Center
500 5th Street, NW
Washington D.C. 20001
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If you would like to attend the sessions of this meeting that are open
to the public or need more information please contact:
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| Contact Name:
Jeremy Justice
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| Email:
jjustice@nas.edu
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| Phone:
202-334-1751
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Fax:
202-334-2885
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Agenda:
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 (Room 206)
CLOSED SESSION
8:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
9:45 a.m. Break
OPEN SESSION
10:00 a.m. Public Welcome
John Orcutt, Committee Chair
SESSION I: NATIONAL TSUNAMI HAZARD ASSESSMENT
10:10a.m. National Tsunami Hazard Assessment Paula Dunbar, NOAA
10:40 a.m. Caribbean Tsunami Hazard Christa Von Hillebrandt, Director Seismic Network, University of Puerto Rico
11:10 a.m. Atlantic and Gulf Coast Hazards Uri S. ten Brink, USGS (invited)
11:40 a.m. Committee Discussion
NOON Working Lunch
SESSION II: TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER OPERATIONS
Invited Panelists:
Stu Weinstein, PTWC
Barry Hirshorn, PTWC
Bill Knight, WC/ATWC
Paul Whitmore, Director, WC/ATWC (by phone)
Chip McCreery, Director, PTWC (by phone)
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Brief Panel Presentations
2:00 p.m. Committee Discussion
2:45 p.m. Break
SESSION III: NCEP WARNING CENTERS AND WARNING COORDINATION
3:00 p.m. OVERVIEW OF NCEP’S WARNING CENTER OPERATIONS Louis Uccellini, Director NCEP, NWS/NOAA
3:40 p.m. WARNING COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION John Ferree,
NWS/NOAA
4:20 p.m. Committee Discussion
5:00 p.m. Open Session Adjourns
Thursday, February 5, 2009 (Room 206)
CLOSED SESSION
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. Break
OPEN SESSION
10: 30 a.m. Public Welcome
John Orcutt, Committee Chair
10:40 a.m. TsunamiReady Program Chris Maier,
Program Manager TsunamiReady, NWS/NOAA
11:10 a.m. Committee Discussion
Noon Working Lunch
1:00 p.m. Open Session Adjourns
CLOSED SESSION
1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m. Adjourn
Friday, February 6, 2009 (Room 206)
CLOSED SESSION
8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. Adjourn
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Closed Session Summary Posted After the Meeting
The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the meeting:
John Orcutt
Martha Grabowski
Brian Atwater
Ann Bostrom
Richard Eisner
Jian Lin
Douglas Luther
Hugh Milburn
Dennis Mileti
Emile Okal
Costas Synolakis
Nathan Wood
Harry Yeh
The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:
1) Recap of the PTWC site visit
2) Goals and Objectives for Meeting 4
3) Discuss Presentations from Meeting 4
4) Discuss TsunamiReady Program
5) Identify Writing Assignments
6) Discuss Writing Progress
7) Discussion Dissemination Plans
The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:
None
Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:
February 23, 2009
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