Alexander RUDLOFF German Research Centre for Geosciences - GFZ

1. GITEWS
GITEWS - The German Contribution to
the Indian Ocean Tsunami Early
Warning System:
experiences and lessons learned
Alexander RUDLOFF, Jörn LAUTERJUNG,
Harald SPAHN & GITEWS project t
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2. Timeline
GITEWS
2004/12/26 – M9.2 Sumatra EQ and Tsunami
2005/03/14 – Indonesian-German Joint Declaration
2005/Summer – Installation of first instruments
2007/09/12 – Bengkulu EQ series (M7.9, M7.7)
2008/11/11 – St t of operation phase,
Start f ti h
Tsunami warning centre at BMKG Jakarta
2011/03/29 – System hand-over to Indonesia

3. Technical Concept
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4. End to end Approach
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End-to-end approach
GITEWS
Up-Stream Down-Stream
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Sensor systems Warning Centre
Local Administration
• Seismometer • Processing
GPS Simulation
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• Tide Gauge • Descision-Support
Buoy Systems
Local Communities
• • Warning Message
• Others
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Awareness, Preparedness,
Measurement, Analysis, Decision Reaction
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5. The Different Components
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6. Sensor Stations in Indonesia
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Seismic, GPS, Tide gauge stations, and GPS buoys

7. EQ Monitoring Software
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fast and reliable EQ evaluation software
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optimised for tsunamis
world wide
world-wide in operation

8. Near field simulation
GITEWS

9. Warning Process
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10. Capacity Building ( )
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11. Capacity Building ( )
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12. International review 2010
GITEWS
Committee with
members f
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NTWC (Australia,
India, Japan, USA,
and IOC/IOTWS)
„Multi-parameter
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approach is highly innovative in the context of
tsunami resarch“
„Impressed by downstream component …“

13. NHESS Publication
GITEWS
Special Issue on the
GITEWS P j t
Project
2 overview articles
22 scientific papers
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Online and free
available
(google/bing for
#GITEWS & NHESS)

14. Mentawai Islands site survey
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Results
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EQ felt, but not strong
Wave heights ~ 12 m
max.
max Inundation 450 m
Awareness sufficient?

15. Milestone #n1
GITEWS
The system was handed over into Indonesia‘s
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ibilit by March 2011
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The project included the
set-up of a technical
early warning infra
infra-
structrure, training and
education f
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i ti t
and engineers and
capacity development on
institutional and local
level.

16. Milestone #n2
GITEWS
Indonesia
owns one of the most advanced Tsunami
Early W
E l Warning systems worldwide
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is able to publish Indonesian-wide
warnings to the public in case of Tsunami
fulfills the conditions to act as UNESCO’s
„Regional T
R i l Tsunami Watch Provider“ for th
iW t hP id “ f the
Indian Ocean region

17. Project areas
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GITEWS Pilot Area (2006-2011) Project Office Jakarta
PROTECTS Project Area (2011-2013)

18. Trainings for
GITEWS Tsunami Preparedness & EWS
Individual
I di id l Awareness
A Knowledge Procedures
Tsunami risk, evacuation (getting warnings &
& (Tsunami hazard & risks)
plan, early warning) guidance, evacuation, dll)
Household
80 Kader (KaTsumi)
Village 4 Socialization 4 TOF, 20 trainers
Desa, Banjar
1 Module
Institution Evacuation 3 Local Warning
School, Hospital,
Private Company Plan & Procedures 45 facilitators (FaTmi) Arrangements
3 TOT, 4 trainers, 1
References & Services d l
module
at Evacuation 1 2 Local Warning
(Sub)District Plan Chain
80 EP 180 24/7, SOP,
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Kabupaten,
Kabupaten Kecamatan facilitators Operators
or Kelurahan level
Risk Dissemination
4 trainings 9 trainings
Analysis 5 trainers 5 trainers
3 (Bali), 3 (NTB), 1 module 1 module
8 (JATIM) 5 (JABAR)
(JATIM), (JABAR), Hazard Vulnerability
4 (JATENG), 2 (DIY) Assessment Assessment
Provinces
(Bali, NTB, JATIM, JABAR,
JATENG,
JATENG DIY) Risk Assessment (Maps) - BNPB
Policies , Guidelines, Modules InaTEWS Warning
National
on preparedness & EWS (BNPB) Service by BMKG

19. Key message
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Be prepared!

20. Recent credits and honors
GITEWS

21. End
GITEWS
Thank you –
Terima
Te ima kasih
Website: http://www.gitews.org
Contact: gitews-pm@gfz-potsdam.de
Funding by the German Federal
Ministry for Education and Research
(BMBF) is gratefully acknowledged