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Title: National Facility External Users: R. Bailey (Bureau of Meteorology)
Id: 2242
Acronym: National Facility Users: Bailey. R
Investigator(s): Rick Bailey
Bureau of Meteorology [details]

Description:
Years: 2007

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Survey InvestigatorDescription
SS 03/2007

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R. Bailey (BoM) Deep Ocean Tsunami Detection Buoy (DART) deployment for the Australian Tsunami Warning System (ATWS).
Scientific Objectives
The Australian Tsunami Warning System (ATWS) is a national effort between the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Geoscience Australia and Emergency Management Australia to provide a comprehensive tsumani warning system capable of delivering timely and effective tsunami warnings to the Australian population by 2009, whilst supporting international efforts to establish an Indian Ocean tsunami warning system, and contributing to the faciliation of tsunami warnings for the South West Pacific.
Voyage Objectives
To deploy the first DART buoy in the South East Tasman Sea (160.467E 46.933S), some 1200 km from Tasmania. A second DART buoy will be deployed in the same envelope of potential siting late 2007/early 2008 (taken from SS03/2007 voyage plan).
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