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Tue, 11/11/2008 - 23:42
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PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO LAUNCHES TSUNAMI EARLY WARNING SYSTEM
Jakarta, Nov 11 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono launched a Tsunami Early Warning System (TEWS) at the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) here on Tuesday.
The president launched the special apparatus symbolically by pressing a button connected to 20 points in Indonesia.
The TEWS was built by the government and was technologically and financially supported by five countries -- Germany, France, the United States, China, and Japan.
On the occasion, BMKG chief Dr Sri Woro Harijono said the dedication of the apparatus was part of its success in coordination with various organizations and institutions at home and abroad.
"It is also part of Indonesia's consistent efforts in detecting a tsunami in advance," Sri Woro said, adding that TEWS was built to protect Indonesia from the dangers of a tsunami.
Data from the BMKG indicated that 57 percent of Indonesia's coasts, around 46,170 kilometers of a total 81,000 kilometers coastline are prone to tsunamis.
Sri Woro said the TEWS would give information to the people in coastal areas about a tsunami five minutes after a powerful earthquake.
The tsunami early warning system for Indonesia is made up of 160 seismometers, 500 accelerographs, 40 GPS, 80 tide gauges, and 23 dart-buoys.
Up to October 2008 TEWS had operated 116 seismometers, 45 tide gauges, and 3 dart-buoys.
The system was designed by Germany with a new technology known as Decision Support System (DSS).
The DSS has two systems capable of collecting all information from an earthquake monitoring system, tsunami simulation, tsunami monitoring, and earth crust deformation after a strong earthquake.
Meanwhile, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon in a written address congratulated Indonesia on its successful launch of the sophisticated apparatus.
"The Indonesian government has shown a good leadership in helping Indian Ocean countries anticipate an imminent tsunami," he added.
The president launched the special apparatus symbolically by pressing a button connected to 20 points in Indonesia.
The TEWS was built by the government and was technologically and financially supported by five countries -- Germany, France, the United States, China, and Japan.
On the occasion, BMKG chief Dr Sri Woro Harijono said the dedication of the apparatus was part of its success in coordination with various organizations and institutions at home and abroad.
"It is also part of Indonesia's consistent efforts in detecting a tsunami in advance," Sri Woro said, adding that TEWS was built to protect Indonesia from the dangers of a tsunami.
Data from the BMKG indicated that 57 percent of Indonesia's coasts, around 46,170 kilometers of a total 81,000 kilometers coastline are prone to tsunamis.
Sri Woro said the TEWS would give information to the people in coastal areas about a tsunami five minutes after a powerful earthquake.
The tsunami early warning system for Indonesia is made up of 160 seismometers, 500 accelerographs, 40 GPS, 80 tide gauges, and 23 dart-buoys.
Up to October 2008 TEWS had operated 116 seismometers, 45 tide gauges, and 3 dart-buoys.
The system was designed by Germany with a new technology known as Decision Support System (DSS).
The DSS has two systems capable of collecting all information from an earthquake monitoring system, tsunami simulation, tsunami monitoring, and earth crust deformation after a strong earthquake.
Meanwhile, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon in a written address congratulated Indonesia on its successful launch of the sophisticated apparatus.
"The Indonesian government has shown a good leadership in helping Indian Ocean countries anticipate an imminent tsunami," he added.
