U.S. Tsunami Warning Centers in Hawaii and Alaska (B-roll Separate Files)

• Dr. Charles "Chip" McCreery, Geophysicist in Charge: Mission & procedures. (2.3 MB)
  
  
• McCreery: Difference between a tsunami advisory, watch, warning. (2.2 MB)
  
  
• McCreery: Local tsunami warnings in Hawaii.  (2.9 MB)
  
  
• McCreery: Distant tsunami warnings in Hawaii.  (2.2 MB)
  
  
• McCreery: Issues tsunami advisory over civil defense hotline (HAWAS). (2.4 MB)
  
  
• McCreery: Local tsunami threat in Hawaii & PTWC procedures.  (Roll-ins include building &
        grounds, adjacent government quarters, McCreery riding biycyle to work, operations area,
        close up of computer products and urgent local tsunami text, making announcement over
        civil defense hotline, NOAA Weather Radio. (6.9 MB)
  
  
• Hawaii siren; audio of siren.  (Graphic with voiceover emergency message) (1.1 MB)
  
  
• PTWC operations area (during actual alarm; communications satellite was down;
        geophysicist contact U.S. weather office via satellite phone and regular phone to make
        sure message is received for earhtquake in the western Pacific) (3.2 MB)
  
  
• Seismograms from Dec. 26 earthquake in Sumatra.  (1.7 MB)
  
  
• Outside shots: PTWC grounds, building, satellite dishes.  (2.0 MB)
  
  

West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center, Palmer, Alaska

• Operations Area.  Geophysicist in Charge Paul Whitmore and staff geophysicist analyze data.
        (746 KB)
  
  
• Earthquake triggers alarm (simulated). (audio & close up) (184 KB)
  
  
• Water level data from tide gauges.  (318 KB)
  
  
• Seismograms from West Coast stations.  (427 KB)
  
  
• Tsunami travel time and wave height data. (Information is used when making decision to
        issue watch and warning) (1.2 MB)
  
  
• Geophysicist reads tsunami information bulletin to Alaska Emergency Managers & warning
        points.  (1.8 MB)
  
  
• Outside shots: Building and grounds, signage, satellite dishes.  (2.8 MB)