Tag Archive for ‘Geological Survey and Mines Bureau’ at LIRNEasia

Tag Archive for 'Geological Survey and Mines Bureau'

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Review of tsunami warning/alert

Rohan Samarajiva

on September 19, 2007

The Minister is to be commended for initiating the review of the alert process that went from alert to evacuation in minutes.

Sri Lanka News | Online edition of Daily News - Lakehouse Newspapers

Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe, called for an immediate review of the tsunami alert process that was put into operation on September 12 to learn from the experience and refine procedures the Disaster Management and Human Rights Ministry in a release said.He stated that the successful exercise could prove a platform for future improvements to the early warning process making it more effective and efficient.

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Tags: communications, Daily News, Department Disaster Management Centre, Disaster Management, Disaster Management and Human Rights Ministry, earthquake, electronic media, Geological Survey and Mines Bureau, Governmental, GSM, Indonesia, Mahinda Samarasinghe, media network, NARA, Non-Governmental, online edition, Sri Lanka, tsunami.

Seismic monitoring in Sri Lanka

Rohan Samarajiva

on May 15, 2006

The link below is to a comprehensive article by a geo scientist on Sri Lanka’s seismic monitoring capabilities.
Paper Articles - The Island
“The seismic monitoring equipment available at the University of Peradeniya with peripherals at other national universities needs to be operationalized properly as a national network. The entire system must be maintained with the involvement of a competent group of scientists.

The data processing centre at Peradeniya should be linked to the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau enabling independent data processing and interpretation at both these locations. Further, the coordinating centre of the security forces should have a direct link with the network to receive real time information. In addition, the local network should be connected to the regional and global monitoring missions. A regional corporation…

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Tags: data processing, data processing centre, Geological Survey and Mines Bureau, Indian Ocean, real time information, seismic monitoring equipment, Sri Lanka, University of Peradeniya.

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