Call for Participation, GNSS Tsunami Early Warning System Workshop

On Behalf of John Rundle, UC Davis:
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First Call for Participation
GNSS Tsunami Early Warning System Workshop

Sponsored by the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Co-Sponsored by the
Association of Pacific Rim Universities Multihazards Hub
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

Dates: July 25-27, 2017
Venue: Westin Hotel, Sendai, Japan
Web Site: https://geodynamics.org/cig/events/calendar/gnss-workshop/

Organizing Committee:

John Rundle, University of California, Davis (Chair)
Shunichi Koshimura, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Yusaku Ohta, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
John LaBrecque, CSR, University of Texas, Austin, TX
Yuichi Ono, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Takako Izumi, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Lorraine Hwang, University of California, Davis

Workshop Purpose

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 Organizing Committee is therefore pleased to encourage broad participation in a Global Navigation Satellite System Tsunami Early Warning System (GNSS-TEWS) workshop to be held in Sendai, Japan on this topic. 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.

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.

Please register on the web site if interested.