Design of a Tsunami Early Warning System for Ecuador based on Satellite Terminals

The Ecuador earthquake on April 16, 2016, with a moment magnitude of 7.8, generated a small local Tsunami event clearly registered by the DART (Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis) buoy system which took less than 10 minutes to arrive to the coast of Esmeraldas. Ecuador has the risk of a...

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Main Authors: Aldair Alarcón Rubio, Arturo Cadena Torres, Freddy Villao Quezada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Politécnica Salesiana 2017-07-01
Series:Ingenius: Revista de Ciencia y Tecnología
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Online Access:https://revistas.ups.edu.ec/index.php/ingenius/article/view/1799