The National Disaster Warning Center, the National Security Agency, revealed that the tsunami detection buoy in the Andaman Sea of Thailand moved from the installation point. Prepare to send a recovery team The buoys installed in the Indian Ocean continue to operate normally, reiterating the past, routine maintenance of the tsunami buoys every 2 years.
The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) reported that it had verified the working data of Thailand’s tsunami buoys on the National Data Buoy Center website. Installed in the Andaman Sea, Station 23461 did not report changes in water pressure. Installed to the northeast for a distance of 44 kilometers from the installation point and 198 kilometers from Surin Island.
The National Disaster Warning Center (NDP) installed 2 tsunami buoys, namely the tsunami buoy in the Andaman Sea, Station 23461, located approximately 340 kilometers from Phuket Island. called a near buoy that escaped from that position Another buoy was installed in the Indian Ocean at Station 23401, known as the long buoy, 965 km west of Phuket Island. This long buoy is still functioning normally. Ready to confirm that Regular maintenance of the tsunami monitoring buoys every 2 years in accordance with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) maintenance standards.
As for buoys near the Andaman Sea, it was found that there had been an abnormal data transmission once on May 21, 2022, causing NOAA to temporarily shut down the data display on the National Data Buoy Center website to investigate the cause of abnormal data transmission. But the National Disaster Warning Center later inspected and found that the buoy at Station 23461 was still working and transmitting water level change measurement data normally, so NOAA asked NOAA to display the buoy data on the National Data Buoy Center website. as before
As for the remote buoy in the Indian Ocean, Station 23401, on October 22, 2021, deviated from its deployment radius and stopped transmitting. which has sent a team to collect the buoys back Then, the buoy manufacturers and installers brought new buoys to replace the original ones that fell off in November 2022.
The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reiterates its mission of monitoring, monitoring and tsunami warnings. Comply with the Standard Operating Procedure: SOP for Tsunami Warning on the Andaman coast. Along with the use of information from other countries to analyze and warn of tsunami. Follow up information from surveillance tools of both domestic and international network partners continuously. by linking data indicating tsunami perimeter to academic databases Including the installation of a tsunami warning system to be ready to use effectively in all prone areas. which can disseminate information and give accurate tsunami warnings through a variety of channels to reach the area quickly so that people can prepare for tsunami evacuation in a timely manner.-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency