tsunameter
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- A piece of equipment used to detect tsunamis, deployed across the open ocean to form a network for the purpose of early warning.
- -2005, "Chilean Tsunameter Project Information", National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Data Buoy Center, at www.ndbc.noaa.gov http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/dart/chilean_tsunameter.shtml As part of the National Tsunami Warning System (SNAM) of the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Chilean Navy (SHOA), the first Tsunameter mooring system has been deployed in the northern region of Chile.
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