Tsunami data management : an initial report on the management of environmental data required to minimize the impact of tsunamis in the United States

NOAA’s Tsunami Mission is to provide reliable tsunami forecasts and warnings, and to promote community resiliency. To accomplish the forecast and warning, NOAA relies on real-time access to global environmental data including seismic, Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting ofTsunamis, and coastal water level (tide gauge) data. This Report focuses on the acquisition, processing, distribution, long-term archive of, and access to, these data. Gaps in the end-to-end system are identified and recommendations made to address vulnerabilities.