Real-time earthquake alert system for the greater San Francisco Bay Area: a prototype design to address operational issues

Technical Report · Wed May 29 00:00:00 EDT 1996

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/468481· OSTI ID:468481

Harben, P E; Jarpe, S; Hunter, S

This paper describes a prototype for this EAS (real time) in the Bay area. Approach is pragmatic, attempting to establish a prototype system at a low cost and quickly. A real-time warning system can protect the public and mitigate earthquake damage. The proposed system is a distributed network of real-time strong-motion monitoring stations that telemetered data in real time to a central analysis facility which could transmit earthquake parameter information to an area before elastic wave energy arrived. Upgrades and issues that should be resolved before an operational EAS can be established, are listed.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 468481
• Report Number(s): UCRL-ID-123900; ON: DE97052120
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 29 May 1996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

57 HEALTH AND SAFETY
58 GEOSCIENCES
29 ENERGY PLANNING AND POLICY
SAN FRANCISCO BAY
EARTHQUAKES
DETECTION
CALIFORNIA
REAL TIME SYSTEMS
COMMUNICATIONS
TELEMETRY