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AutumnSchool 14th to 18th October 2013:
Implementation of Tsunami Early Warning Systems in the North East Atlantic and Mediterranean
Latest software technologies for intelligent geo-information management are indispensable in complex and critical decision-making processes in Earth sciences. This Autumn School is designed to give an insight into tsunami related Earth monitoring and the implementation of an early warning system in the North East Atlantic and Mediterranean. It includes introductions to seismology, tsunami science, sensor systems, IT-infrastructures and software components for tsunami monitoring and early warning.
In addition to courses and showcases participants have the opportunity to network with people from other warning centers and research institutes. In particular it is possible to meet our TRIDEC project partners from the Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA) in Lisbon and the Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute (KOERI) in Istanbul. Have a talk with our GITEWS and GEOFON researchers who designed and constructed the German Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System which is now in 24/7 service.
The upcoming autumn school will take place from the 14th to 18th October 2013 at German Research Centre for Geosciences - GFZ in Potsdam. Target audience are young experts and employees of tsunami and earthquake warning centers, graduates, PhD students as well as Post‐doc scientists (geology, seismology, geo-informatics and other related fields) but also professionals, e.g. from civil protection agencies dealing with natural hazards and early warning.
The number of seats is limited. To apply, please send a short CV including your current affiliation to
tridec-contact@gfz-potsdam.de.
Registration deadline: 20.09.2013
Autumn School Expenses (Course fees, Lunch & Welcome Dinner) will be borne by the TRIDEC Research Project. Transfer, accommodation and other meals are not included.
Programme sessions:
- Political and Legal Background
- Sensors, Simulations and TRIDEC
- TRIDEC Essentials
- Best Practice
Detailed programme:
| Monday, 14.10.2013 - Startup Day | ||
| 12.00 - 13.00 | Arrival and registration |
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| 13.00 - 14.00 | Lunch |
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| 14.00 - 15.00 | Welcome / Introduction | Andreas N. Küppers, Helmholtz-Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Staff Scientific Executive Board |
| 15.00 - 16.00 | Intro GFZ and Early Warning Systems | Andreas N. Küppers, Helmholtz-Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Staff Scientific Executive Board |
| 16.00 - 17.00 | GITEWS-DEWS-TRIDEC | Prof. Joachim Wächter (Coordinator), Helmholtz-Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Head of Centre for Geoinformation Technology CeGIT |
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| Guided tour at Telegraphenberg | Andreas N. Küppers, Helmholtz-Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Staff Scientific Executive Board |
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| Welcome dinner |
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| Tuesday, 15.10.2013 - Political and Legal Background | ||
| 09.00 - 10.45 | Tsunami EW in the UN system (Pol) | Dr. Thorkild Aarup (requested), Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO |
| 10.45 - 11.15 | Short break |
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| 11.15 - 13.00 | EU legal & bureaucratic issues; Financing & organization | Mr. Peter Billing, European Commission - DG ECHO Emergency - Response Unit |
| 13.00 - 14.00 | Lunch | 13.00 - 14.00 |
| 14.00 - 15.00 | UNESCO guidelines | Öcal Necmioğlu, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute – KOERI, Department of Geophysics, Turkey |
| 15.00 - 16.00 | Tsunami hazard in NEAMTWS | Prof. Stefano Tinti, University of Bologna – UNIBO, Italy |
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| Wednesday, 16.10.2013 - Sensors, Simulations and TRIDEC | ||
| 09.00 - 10.00 | Seismic Waves | Dr. Albrecht Schulze, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences - GeoLab |
| 10.00 - 10.45 | Broad Band & SeisComp3 | GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences - Section Seismology |
| 10.45 - 11.15 | Short Break |
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| 11.15 - 11.45 | GPS | Dr. Andreas Höchner, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences -Section Earthquake Risk and Early Warning |
| 11.45 - 12.15 | Buoys & Tide Gauges | Dr. Tilo Schöne (requested), GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences- Section Global Geomonitoring and Gravity Field |
| 12.15 - 13.00 | Tsunami Simulation | Dr. Andrey Babeyko, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences - Section Geodynamic Modelling |
| 13.00 - 14.00 | Lunch |
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| 14.00 - 16.00 | Presentation TRIDEC (Components, Architecture) Live Demonstration | N.N, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences - Centre for Geoinformation Technology CeGIT |
| 16.00 - 17.00 | Presentation of the Geohazard App (30 minutes) Ushahidi (30 minutes) | Martin Hammitzsch, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences - Centre for Geoinformation Technology CeGIT |
| Thursday, 17.10.2013 - TRIDEC Essentials | ||
| 09.00 - 10.00 | System architecture | Rainer Häner, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences - Centre for Geoinformation Technology CeGIT |
| 10.00 - 10.45 | Tsunami signal detection | Banafshe Arbab-Zavar (requested), IT Innovation, UK |
| 10.45 - 11.15 | Short break |
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| 11.15 - 12.15 | Twitter analysis / Web2.0 | N.N., Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation – IOSB, Germany |
| 12.15 - 13.00 | Automatic workflows | N.N., Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation – IOSB, Germany |
| 13.00 - 14.00 | Lunch |
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| 14.00 - 14.45 | Geoinformatic GDI/OGC | Rainer Häner, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences - Centre for Geoinformation Technology CeGIT |
| 14.45 - 15.30 | Dissemination / Information logistics | Martin Hammitzsch, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences - Centre for Geoinformation Technology CeGIT |
| 15.30 - 16.15 | ITIL - early warning centre | Stefan Gensch (requested), GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences - Centre for Geoinformation Technology CeGIT |
| Friday, 18.10.2013 - Best practice | ||
| 10.00 - 11.15 | Working in an early warning centre | Mustafa Comoglu, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute – KOERI, Turkey |
| 11.15 - 12.15 | Earthquake/ Tsunami - Education for population | Helmut Dürrast, Prince of Songkla University - Department of Physics, Thailand |
| 12.15 - 13.00 | Wrap up |
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| 13.00 - 14.00 | Final lunch |
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