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Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Reports of Meetings of Experts and Equivalent Bodies

Regional Working Group on Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System for the South China Sea Region (SCS-WG)

Sixth Meeting Shanghai, China 1–3 March 2017

UNESCO 2017

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Reports of Meetings of Experts and Equivalent Bodies

Regional Working Group on Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System for the South China Sea Region (SCS-WG)

Sixth Meeting Shanghai, China 1–3 March 2017

ICG/PTWS-WG-SCS-VI/3 Paris, March 2017

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TABLE OF CONTENT

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1. WELCOME AND OPENING ....................................................................................... 1

2. ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION ......................................................................... 1

2.1 ADOPTION OF AGENDA .................................................................................. 1 2.2 DESIGNATION OF RAPPORTEUR ................................................................... 2 2.3 CONDUCT OF THE SESSION, TIMETABLE AND DOCUMENTATION ............ 2

3. REVIEW OF DECISIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTIONSARISING FROM ICG/PTWS-WG-SCS-V MEETING ................................................... 2

4. REPORTS .................................................................................................................. 2

4.1 NATIONAL PROGRESS REPORTS .................................................................. 2 4.1.1 Brunei Darussalam ................................................................................. 2 4.1.2 China ....................................................................................................... 3 4.1.3 Indonesia ................................................................................................. 4 4.1.4 Philippines .............................................................................................. 4 4.1.5 Thailand ................................................................................................... 5 4.1.6 Vietnam.................................................................................................... 5

4.2 REPORT FROM NWPTAC ON PACWAVE17 ................................................... 6

4.3 REPORT FROM THE TASK TEAM ON ESTABLISHMENT OF SCSTAC ON PACWAVE17......................................................................... 7

4.4 REPORT FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ..................................................... 8

5. PROGRESS REPORT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT AND WORK PLANSOF THE TASK TEAM ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SOUTH CHINASEA TSUNAMI ADVISORY CENTER (SCSTAC) ...................................................... 8

5.1 REVIEW OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTIONS ARISING FROM THE SECOND MEETING OF THE TASK TEAM ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SCSTAC ................................................................. 8

5.2 PROGRESS REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF SCSTAC (2014-2016) .......... 9 5.3 PROPOSAL FOR TRIAL AND FULL OPERATION OF SCSTAC ........................ 10

6. REPORT OF THE SCIENTIFIC MEETING OF EXPERTS FOR COORDINATEDSCENARIO ANALYSIS OF FUTURE TSUNAMI EVENTS AND HAZARDMITIGATION SCHEMES FOR THE SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION ......................... 11

7. UPDATED INVENTORY OF SEISMIC AND SEA LEVEL STATIONSIN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION AND PRIORITIZATION OFADDITIONAL SEISMIC AND SEA LEVEL STATIONS IN THE REGION ................. 12

8. UPDATED INVENTORY OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALSIN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION ..................................................................... 13

9. NEXT MEETING ....................................................................................................... 14

10. OTHER BUSINESS .................................................................................................. 14

11. SUMMARY OF DECISIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTIONS .................... 15

12. CLOSE OF THE MEETING ...................................................................................... 15

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ANNEXES

I. AGENDA II. ADOPTED RECOMMENDATIONS III. SEISMIC AND SEA LEVEL CORE STATIONS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION

FOR FURTHER ENHANCING TSUNAMI WARNING CAPABILITY IV. OPENING SPEECH V. LIST OF PARTICIPANTS VI. LIST OF ACRONYMS

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1. WELCOME AND OPENING ICG/PTWS-WG-SCS-VI/3

Mr Tomoaki Ozaki, Vice chairman of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/PTWS) and Senior Coordinator for International Earthquake and Tsunami Information of the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), delivered an opening address on behalf of the ICG/PTWS. He thanked the National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center (NMEFC) for hosting the Sixth session of the ICG/PTWS Regional Working Group on Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System in the South China Sea Region (WG-SCS). He emphasized the important role WG-SCS has been playing towards the establishment of a tsunami early warning system in this region and expressed appreciations to the former chair Dr Rosaidi (Malaysia) and the current chair Mr Mok (China) for their leadership. He also deeply appreciated the NMEFC for proposing to host the South China Sea Tsunami Advisory Centre (SCSTAC). He noted that the start of its trial operation is approaching and this meeting would be one of the important steps for the SCSTAC's progress.

The Chair of the WG-SCS, and Senior Scientific Officer of the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO), Mr Hing-Yim Mok (China), welcomed all participants to the meeting and thanked NMEFC for hosting the meeting in Shanghai. He recalled that since the first meeting of the WG-SCS held at Sanya, China in December 2011, there has been steady progress on the implementation of the Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System for the South China Sea Region within the framework of the ICG/PTWS. He noted the presence at the meeting of most of Member States and several observers including from JMA and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC). He expressed his hope of continuous support and close collaboration as well as active participation of all participants to achieve satisfactory and fruitful results on the subjects under discussion at the end of the meeting.

Mr Feng Wang, Deputy Director-General of the East China Sea Branch of the State Oceanic Administration of China (SOA) delivered the welcome speech on behalf of the Government of China. He thanked the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC) and the member states of the WG-SCS for giving China the opportunity to host this meeting. He recalled the concentrated efforts made by SOA to support the establishment of SCSTAC. He emphasized that the establishment of the SCSTAC relies upon the full involvement and dedication of all the Members States of the Working Group. He was very glad that colleagues from the SCS neighbouring countries, international agencies and organizations gather in Shanghai to jointly promote the SCSTAC operational capabilities, and to discuss the recommendation for trial and full operation of SCSTAC. He wished the meeting productive and fruitful discussions, and hoped it will become a milestone in the history of the establishment of the SCSTAC. He expressed his belief that the spirit of cooperation shown in the process of the establishment of SCSTAC will become best practice and a model for marine cooperation in the South China Sea region. He officially opened the meeting. The full text of his speech is in ANNEX IV.

2. ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION

2.1 ADOPTION OF AGENDA

Chair H. Y. Mok recalled that the meeting has representatives from Brunei Darussalam, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam as well as invited representatives from Japan (NWPTAC) and USA (PTWC). The provisional agenda, circulated prior to the meeting, was adopted without any comments, and is included under ANNEX I.

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2.2 DESIGNATION OF RAPPORTEUR

The Delegation of China, seconded by the Philippines and Malaysia, volunteered Mr Dakui Wang and Ms Xinwei Yu to serve as rapporteur. This recommendation was accepted by the Group.

2.3 CONDUCT OF THE SESSION, TIMETABLE AND DOCUMENTATION

The Chair Mr Mok provided an overview of the schedule of all agenda items as indicated in the provisional timetable. The Chair suggested finishing all agenda items in the first and second days, and having a field trip to Suzhou City on the third day of this meeting. The Chair suggested two intra-sessional small group meetings on agenda item 5 and 7, respectively, at the end of the first day of the meeting. The Chair emphasized that item 5 and 7 in the timetable are key topics for this meeting. He indicated that the Task Team on SCSTAC had drafted a recommendation for items 7 and 8, to be discussed at the intra-sessional small group meetings before they are submitted to the Plenary. The timetable was adopted with the suggestions indicated by the Chair. The Chair indicated that all the documents pertinent to the meeting were available at the ICG/PTWS-WG SCS/VI meeting website, and some of them were printed in advance for all delegates.

3. REVIEW OF DECISIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTIONS ARISING FROM ICG/PTWS-WG-SCS-V MEETING

Compilation of available seismic and sea level stations

Mr Mok reported that there will be an intra-sessional small group meeting later to discuss on this recommendation.

Organizing an UNESCO/IOC Sea Level Network Operators training

Dr Solidum, Director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported that Philippines was not able to host the training in 2016. However, it was accepted with appreciation that the PHIVOLCS will host the training in 2017 with funding provided by UNESCO.

Distribute through Circular Letter the document “Tsunami Advisory Products for the South China Sea Regional Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System” for comments within one month before final approval

Mr Mok reported that this procedure has been completed by the Secretariat and the document has been officially approved.

The 2nd Task Team meeting of establishment of the SCSTAC

Mr Mok reported that the 2nd Task Team meeting on the establishment of the SCSTAC was successfully hosted by NMEFC in Beijing on 24-26 October, 2016

4. REPORTS

4.1 NATIONAL PROGRESS REPORTS

4.1.1 Brunei Darussalam

Ms Rokiah Angas, Acting Deputy Director of Meteorology of the Brunei Darussalam Meteorological Department (BDMD) reported on the tsunami early warning system in Brunei

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Darussalam. She indicated that there is no monitoring network for tsunami in Brunei Darussalam and BDMD is the Tsunami Warning Focal Point (TWFP) for Brunei Darussalam. BDMD receives earthquake and/or tsunami bulletins from PTWC or other regional/international tsunami early warning centres via fax, email and/or GTS. If an earthquake and/or tsunami occurs outside the Asia and Pacific Region then no further action is needed except for acknowledging it. If an earthquake and/or tsunami occurs within the Asia and Pacific Region, but directly or indirectly will not pose threat to Brunei Darussalam, then no further action is required except for acknowledging receipt of the information and be logged. If an earthquake and/or tsunami occurs over the South China Sea, and directly or indirectly will pose threat to Brunei Darussalam, then BDMD will contact Malaysia Meteorological Department (MMD) or/and Singapore Meteorological Office to confirm, before the warning can be relayed to National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) for necessary action.

Dr Ye Yuan asked how many seismic and sea level stations there are in Brunei Darussalam. Ms Rokiah Angas replied that there are five seismic stations on land in Brunei Darussalam, while it has no sea level stations yet.

Mr Mohd Rosaidi Bin Che Abas asked how Brunei Darussalam determines to issue a tsunami warning if there is an earthquake in the South China Sea, and how many forecasting points SCSTAC has for Brunei Darussalam. Ms Rokiah Angas replied that Brunei Darussalam Meteorological Department (BDMD) will contact MMD and/or Singapore Meteorological Office to confirm of whether tsunami will pose threat to the northwest coast of Borneo (including Brunei Darussalam) before the tsunami warning is transmitted to the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) for necessary action. Dr Ye Yuan replied that there is only one forecast point for northeast Borneo, and will be considering to add more forecasting points for Brunei Darussalam.

Ms Tri Handayani asked who is responsible to issue a tsunami warning in Brunei Darussalam. Ms Rokiah Angas replied that tsunami warning will be communicated immediately to the relevant agency dealing with disaster management, which is the National Disaster Management Centre of Brunei Darussalam as soon as the Brunei Darussalam forecast office received the tsunami warning.

4.1.2 China

Dr Ye Yuan, Director of the Tsunami Warning Division, NMEFC, reported that NMEFC

is responsible in China for operating the Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System. NMEFC operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and identifies and characterizes events that may generate tsunamis. NMEFC receives continuous data from broadband stations and seismic waveform data in real-time from 25 coastal seismic stations installed by SOA, 54 stations maintained by the China Earthquake Administration (CEA), and ~ 530 IRIS and GEOFON DMC stations. NMEFC receives real-time sea level monitoring data from GTS sea level stations, 112 tidal gauges along the Chinese coasts via dedicated cable and VSAT, and one South China Sea tsunami buoy, which provides 24-hour watching on sea level changes.

The tsunami scenario database has been extended to the Northwest Pacific with total potential scenarios reaching up to 70,000 cases. A bulletin with the name of Tsunami Monthly is published by NMEFC every month and is distributed to the governments and forecasting agencies.

In 2016, NMEFC responded to 42 major earthquakes with magnitude greater than 6.5, and issued 76 tsunami information bulletins to relevant agencies and stakeholders with latency of 10-15 min. A tsunami evacuation drill was held in Hainan Island on 12 May 2016 to enhance public awareness.

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Dr Ye Yuan further reported that NMFEC attended the ICG/PTWS Steering Committee

Meeting, 1-2 July 2016, in Honolulu, USA, and the 4th ASEAN-China Marine Cooperation Forum, 12-14 December, in Cambodia. NMEFC hosted the 2nd Task Team Meeting on Establishment of the South China Sea Tsunami Advisory Center (TT-SCSTAC), 24 - 26 October 2016, Beijing, China, and organized a workshop with Tohoku University on tsunami modelling and risk assessment on 2 August 2016, also in Beijing.

Mr Mok inquired if Dr Ye Yuan met and talked with representatives from the Tsunami National Contact (TNC) or TWFP of Cambodia at the 4th ASEAN-China Marine Cooperation Forum last December. Dr Ye Yuan replied that the Ministry of Environment of Cambodia, who does not host the TNC or TWFP for the country, hosted the forum. However, he introduced the progress SCSTAC has made to the participants from Cambodia.

4.1.3 Indonesia

Dr Mochammad Riyadi, Director of Earthquake and Tsunami Center of the Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG), Indonesia, which hosts the Indonesia Tsunami Early Warning System (InaTEWS), reported on the status of InaTEWS. InaTEWS is an end-to-end system. There are currently 165 broadband stations, 224 accelerograph stations and 137 tidal gauges within the InaTEWS infrastructure. The InaTEWS provides earthquake information 5 minutes after an earthquake, which consists of earthquake location, origin time, magnitude and depth. It provides tsunami warning messages 5 minutes after an earthquake including if there is any potential tsunami generated. The information product consists of earthquake parameters, tsunami threat area, level of threat and estimated tsunami arrival time.

Dr Mochammad Riyadi informed that InaTEWS has completed a scenario database for East Indonesia. The scenario repository in total was extended from 4580 to more than 16000 simulation (until Feb 2017). With this development, Indonesia expects to improve the tsunami warning bulletin in East Indonesia. InaTEWS participated in the PacWave 17 with the scenario of Manila Trench on February 16, 2017. Table Top exercises were conducted in Jakarta, Manado (North Sulawesi) and Ternate (north Mollusca). At that time, InaTEWS also had expert guests from Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) Germany, who took part as international observer in BMKG Jakarta. During the exercise, InaTEWS tested its Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), the actions of operators and stakeholders in responding of the Manila earthquake.

Dr Ye Yuan proposed to Dr Riyadi to compare tsunami scenario and exchange databases between China and Indonesia, which was agreed by Dr Riyadi on behalf of BMKG.

Dr Solidum inquired on how InaTEWS manages to issue bulletins within a short time. Mr Riyadi responded that they use threat levels because for local sources it is not possible to provide precise magnitude in 5 minutes, therefore they issue a message without specifying heights and later on they update the information as soon as they have a moment tensor solution.

4.1.4 Philippines

Dr Renato Solidum, Undersecretary on Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation of the Department of Science and Technology, and Officer in Charge for the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported that coastal areas at eastern and western margins of the Philippines facing major seas, and inland seas, have been affected by tsunamis. There are ~40 local tsunamis registered for the past 400 years in the Philippines. The earthquake monitoring network of PHIVOLCS includes 92 seismic stations providing increased capacity of detection and more precise estimates of magnitude for earthquake events in the Philippines. Dr Solidum reported that the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), the Vice-chair for the Preparedness Pillar of the National Disaster



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Risk Reduction and Management Council has been training coastal villages on Tsunami preparedness and evacuation, starting at the eastern seaboard of the Philippines, in response to PHIVOLCS tsunami risk assessment. He indicated that the Philippines has developed detailed hazard assessment studies and mapping at scales of 1:50,000 and 1:5,000. He reported on actions and lessons learnt after the 10 February 2017 earthquake off Mindanao.

Mr Mok inquired how much time a coastal community has to evacuate when there is a local tsunami. Dr Renato Solidum replied that it depends on where the tsunami occurs. For Celebes Sea, the leading time is only 2-5 minutes, while it is 15-30 minutes for the other areas. As a result, it is very difficult to timely issue warnings for the local tsunamis, and the preparedness should be emphasized to mitigate the impact of tsunamis.

4.1.5 Thailand

Rear Admiral Thavorn Charoendee, from the National Disaster Warning Center (NTWC) of Thailand introduced the Thailand tsunami early warning system. He indicated that following the catastrophic tsunami disaster of 26 December 2004, the government of Thailand took immediate action to establish the NDWC. The management of early warning system in Thailand is via two national committees: the Committee on Early Warning System (Policy and Planning) and the Committee on NDWC Administration (Technical Matters). On 16 Sep 2016, through the Improvement Ministries (No. 17) Act 2016, Section 18 and 19, the National Disaster Warning Center was transferred to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Ministry of Interior.

RAdm. Charoendee introduced the Concept of Operations of NDWC and the categories of Tsunami Information Messages in use at NDWC. He described the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) of NDWC and the communications and dissemination systems, including SMS to approximately 3 million subscribers, 344 warning towers, 654 small towers and 1590 radios handled by the chiefs of villages.

4.1.6 Vietnam

Dr Nguyen Xuan Anh, Director of the Institute of Geophysics (IGP) within the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) indicated the institute is responsible for issuing earthquake information and tsunami warnings in Vietnam. The Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Centre under the Institute of Geophysics was established by the Prime Minister’s Decision No 1798/QD-KHCNVN, September 4, 2007. At present, the Institute of Geophysics is in charge of the National Seismic Network, which consists of 31 broadband seismometers. The national sea level network includes 18 stations. IGP has identified 9 tsunami source zones in the South China Sea capable of affecting the Vietnamese coast. As the nearest tsunami source identified for the Vietnamese coast is the 109 meridian strike- slip fault, with observed earthquakes of medium magnitudes, up to now many experts tend to believe that there is very low possibility of tsunami generated on this source zone. The tsunami scenarios database simulated by MOST and COMCOT model includes 125 tsunami generated scenarios from the Manila Trench source.

The tsunami information is sent to many governmental disaster response organizations, but the first priority is going to the following organizations: 1) The Dyke management, Flood and Storm Control Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), 2) the National Committee for Search and Rescue, and People Committee of the coastal provinces of Vietnam, and 3) the Media. The emergency is terminated after tsunami cancellation is announced by the Institute of Geophysics.

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Dr Daryono from BMKG inquired whether there is historical data about tsunami

generated in the subduction of Manila Trench that may have affected Vietnam. Dr Xuan Anh responded that there was no historical data in Vietnam.

Dr Solidum from PHIVOLCS commented that the Palawan potential source zone is currently considered inactive.

Mr Rosaidi from MMD inquired whether IGP has any research results about submarine slides. Dr Xuan Anh replied that there are only a few remote sensing data and shallow seismic survey results from an oil company. However, the capacity and budgets are still very limited, and more research needs to be done on the submarine slides. Mr Rosaidi asked if China has any research about landslide. Mr Ye Yuan replied that there are some studies on landslide-induced tsunami, especially in the east side of Hainan Island.

Mr Mok commented that submarine landslide is one of the tsunami potential sources in the region, and is one challenging areas for tsunami source studies. There is only a small group looking at landslide-triggered tsunamis. Mr Bernardo Aliaga, Programme Specialist, IOC, commented that the research on submarine landslide is more related to working with GIS and geophysics, and sea-floor mapping.

4.2 REPORT FROM NWPTAC ON PACWAVE17

Mr Tomoaki Ozaki, Senior Coordinator for International Earthquake and Tsunami Information of JMA, reported on PacWave17, which took place on 15-17 February 2017 as a Pacific-wide exercise involving all PTWS Member States aiming at testing the NWPTAC and PTWC enhanced products. Test communications from the PTWC and NWPTAC to Member States were also conducted.

He informed that upon agreement by the Steering Committee of the ICG/PTWS and the Task Team on the Establishment of the SCSTAC, testing and evaluation of the SCSTAC products were also conducted, in parallel with PacWave17.

He also reported on the results of the PacWave16 exercise and the proposed NWPTAC Enhanced products. With respect to these matters, he reported that at the ICG/PTWS-XXVI session, NWPTAC introduced draft addition and modification of Forecast Points (FPs) for its Enhance Products, which were in line with FPs of PTWC Enhanced Products. After that, arrangement on FPs revision was made during August to November 2016 by correspondence between NWPTAC recipient Member States and NWPTAC. In addition, PacWave16 feedback, which included requests on revision of FPs and Area of Service (AoS), was reviewed. Finally, FPs and AoS for the NWPTAC Enhanced Products will be updated to respond to the requirements of Member States.

Mr Ozaki reported that NWPTAC Enhanced Products consist of initial text messages compiled from a pre-established tsunami simulation database and subsequent text messages accompanied by graphical products based on real-time simulation techniques. The products will be distributed exclusively to national authorities of user countries. Categories of tsunami amplitude classification are modified to “0.3–1m”, “1–3m”, “3–5m”, “5–10m” and “Over 10m”. When tsunami amplitude of less than 0.3m is estimated for all forecast points, “ESTIMATION AT FORECAST POINTS – NO TSUNAMI WAVES WITH AN AMPLITUDE OF 0.3 METERS OR MORE ARE EXPECTED AT ANY FORECAST POINT” is described.

He reported that the first NWPTAC text product based on information from a tsunami forecast database is issued within 20 minutes along with data on preliminary earthquake parameters consistent with those in the initial PTWC message. The second NWPTAC text




product and graphical products based on real-time simulation are issued within 50 minutes after a large earthquake occurs in the Northwest Pacific region.

Mr Ozaki informed that NWPTAC conducts communications tests twice a year since 2012. Thanks to the coordination of the Secretariat and the Member States, the rate of successfully received messages seems to be becoming better, from initial 70% to current 84%, but some work is still required.

Mr Mok inquired on the time required to obtain a moment solution after earthquake. Mr Ozaki replied that it normally takes 35 to 40 minutes.

4.3 REPORT FROM THE TASK TEAM ON ESTABLISHMENT OF SCSTAC ON PACWAVE17

Mr Lianda Zhao, Scientist at the National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center, reported that the SCSTAC Tsunami Advisory Products were tested during the PacWave17. The objectives of the exercise were to test communications among SCSTAC and each National Tsunami warning Center (NTWC) and Tsunami Warning Focal Point (TWFP) in the region, and to test whether the SCSTAC products are accurately interpreted by Member States.

Mr Lianda Zhao informed that SCSTAC disseminated only one Dummy Message to SCS Member States via Fax and Email at 01:00 UTC, 16 February 2017. SCSTAC sent dummy message to 23 fax numbers, among which 10 numbers failed to receive. SCSTAC sent dummy messages to 35 email addresses, among which 4 failed to receive. Five Member States responded to the post-exercise evaluation: Brunei Darussalam, China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. All five country's TWFPs received the kick-off message on PacWave17 from SCSTAC, and reported the SCSTAC Tsunami Advisory Products (including Text Message and Graphical Products) are useful in helping them assess national tsunami threat. Most institutions/agencies are satisfied with the format and content of the SCSTAC Tsunami Advisory Products

Mr Mok commented that the evaluation on the SCSTAC Tsunami Advisory Products in PacWave17 by the Member States is still ongoing. Five countries have submitted there evaluation. He urged the rest of Member States to submit the evaluation at their earliest convenience. Mr Mok also suggested Member States to update the fax numbers and email addresses of the national contacts as required.

Dr Ye Yuan proposed to organize a training workshop on the SCSTAC operations and products which is different from PTWC and NWPTAC, with the purpose of improving operational capability for tsunami warning in the region. The Group accepted China’s offer to host this training workshop in early 2018. The date and location will be decided after the WG-SCS meeting.

Dr Renato Solidum commented that the SCSTAC evaluation form is different from the one of PTWC and NWPTC.

Mr Bernardo Aliaga emphasized that the SCSTAC operation and products was on test mode for PacWave17.

Dr Ye Yuan informed that SCSTAC has agreed with NWPTAC and PTWC to develop a protocol on consistency of earthquake parameters within the SCS region for tsunami bulletins.


4.4 REPORT FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

Dr Stuart A. Weinstein, Deputy Director of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reported on PTWC’s activities in the Pacific region and recalled the history of the establishment of PTWC. He informed that The US Tsunami Warning System became operational in 1949, in the aftermath the 1946 tsunami generated by a Great Earthquake (Mw 8.6) off Unimak Island (Alaska). The US Tsunami Warning System served only the territory of Hawaii. Following the Great 1960 Chile and 1964 Alaska Earthquakes, the Center in Hawaii became the hub (PTWC) of the Pacific Tsunami Warning System (PTWS) in 1968. After the 2004 Sumatra Earthquake, PTWC became the Interim Tsunami Advisory Center for the Indian Ocean basin, and the Caribbean sea and adjacent regions. PTWC handed over the role of provider of tsunami services in 2013 to Indian Ocean Tsunami Service Providers (TSPs) established by Australia, India and Indonesia. It became the TSP for the Caribbean in 2016.

Dr Weinstein informed that for a PacWave exercise, PTWC helps Member States formulate the exercises. These exercises typically involve table-top discussions with time-line review where the Member States review their procedures and try to identify communication problems and improve procedures. Some Member States conduct limited evacuations. PTWC provides sample products for the scenario considered in the exercise. PTWC issues exercise products over usual communications means if required.

Dr Weinstein indicated that PTWC has access to over 600 seismic stations outside of Hawaii via internet and to ~ 550 Sea-Level Stations outside of Hawaii via GTS, enabling a reduced message latency due to increased availability of data and to a change in the magnitude detection method.

He emphasized that more sea level data from the South China Sea region will help improve the performance of PTWC products.

Mr Daryono commented that there is a lack of historical tsunami data and records in the South China Sea region. He asked how to educate the public about the tsunami threat in that case.

Dr Weinstein replied that it is very important to educate the public about the risk of tsunami based on the best available science, and provide guidance to the public of what to do when a tsunami occurs. Commemorations of past events is also a good way to remind the public periodically about the threat of tsunami. Cooperation with newspapers and media is essential. An efficient tsunami warning system is a vital tool in increasing the public awareness and mitigate the tsunami threat.

5. PROGRESS REPORT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT AND WORK PLANS OF THE TASK TEAM ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SOUTH CHINA SEA TSUNAMI ADVISORY CENTER (SCSTAC)

5.1 REVIEW OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTIONS ARISING FROM THE SECOND MEETING OF THE TASK TEAM ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SCSTAC

Dr Ye Yuan, Director of the Tsunami Warning Division of National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center (NMEFC), reported the recommendations and actions from the 2nd Task Team Meeting on Establishment of the South China Sea Tsunami Advisory Center (TT-SCSTAC), 24 - 26 October 2016, Beijing, China.

The Task Team decided to make a recommendation to the Sixth session of the WG-SCS on the endorsement of SCSTAC operation. If accepted, that recommendation should be forwarded to the Twenty-seventh Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the










Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/PTWS-XXVII) , 28 - 31 March 2017, Tahiti, French Polynesia.

The Task Team recommended the WG-SCS to encourage the SCS Member States to share more data in the SCS region, especially more seismic stations close to the Manila Trench, for operational needs of the SCSTAC.

The Task Team decided to include a second scenario M8.5 in the North Sulawesi Trench for testing the SCSTAC products during the PacWave 17 exercise.

The Task Team further decided to test the effectiveness and availability of the established communication channels between SCSTAC and each NTWC during this exercise.

The Task Team requested SCSTAC to coordinate starting time for trial operation with PTWC and NWPTAC, and make an arrangement on determining earthquake parameters and schedule to issue tsunami products.

The Task Team agreed to encourage all SCS Member States to participate at PacWave 17 exercise to test the SCSTAC products, and complete the evaluation one-week after the exercise.

Dr Ye Yuan reported on these actions through document Review of Recommendations and actions arising from TT_SCSTAC, indicating that all recommended actions above have been implemented.

5.2 PROGRESS REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF SCSTAC (2014-2016)

Dr Yuan reported that the purpose of TT-SCSTAC is to assist the SCS Working Group in the establishment of the SCSTAC until it has the ability to provide operational services. The membership of TT-SCSTAC consists of representatives of Member States of the WG-SCS (Brunei Darussalam, China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam) and invited experts, representatives of PTWC and NWPTAC.

He informed that a new on-duty facility was put in operation in January 2016. A new Decision Support System (DSS) tailored for SCSTAC was put into operation in May 2016. A website has been developed for the SCSTAC (www.scstac.org) and will be online before the trial operation of SCSTAC.

Dr Ye Yuan stated that a South China Sea Seismic Data Server based on seedlink protocol was configured in the SCSTAC, with the purpose to collect real-time seismic data within and surrounding the SCS region and facilitate seismic data sharing and exchange among the WG-SCS Member States. The distribution of seismic stations is shown in the following figure. Three broadband coastal seismic stations installed by SOA/China are shown in the following table. South China Sea region Member States and TSPs intending to access the data server are encouraged to get in contact with Dr Hongwei Li ([email protected] , with a copy to [email protected]) for IP address and technical assistance.


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Figure 1. Distribution of seismic stations in the data server

Table 1. Information of seismic stations shared by China

Network Station Chanel Location Longitude Latitude Elevation (m)

OB ZLG BHZ_00 Zhelang, Guangdong 115.50 22.65 15

OB ZPO BHZ_00 Zhapo, Guangdong 111.80 21.50 16

OB QLN BHZ_00 Qinglan, Hainan 110.82 19.57 16

Dr Ye Yuan emphasized that the SCSTAC should provide operational tsunami warning service in 2017 according to the implementation plan approved at the Twenty-sixth Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/PTWS-XXVI), 22 - 24 April 2015, Honolulu, United States. It requires more actions to be taken in 2017 including a communication test after SCSTAC is fully connected to GTS, and to continue monitoring evaluation and coordination mechanism with NWPTAC and PTWC.

The TT-SCSTAC membership was updated during the meeting under agenda item 10 - Other Business.

5.3 PROPOSAL FOR TRIAL AND FULL OPERATION OF SCSTAC

This item was discussed in an intra-sessional small group meeting before reviewed in Plenary. The draft recommendation put forward by the 2nd Task Team Meeting on Establishment of the South China Sea Tsunami Advisory Center (TT-SCSTAC), on Trial and Full Operation of South China Sea Tsunami Advisory Centre was endorsed by the Working Group as included under Appendix I to Recommendation ICG/PTWS-WG-SCS-VI.1.

The Group approved Recommendation ICG/PTWS-WG-SCS-VI.1.





6. REPORT OF THE SCIENTIFIC MEETING OF EXPERTS FOR COORDINATED SCENARIO ANALYSIS OF FUTURE TSUNAMI EVENTS AND HAZARD MITIGATION SCHEMES FOR THE SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION

Mr Ishmael C. Narag recalled that a scientific meeting of experts for coordinated scenario analysis of future tsunami events and hazard mitigation schemes for the South China sea region, was held in Xiamen, China, 16 - 18 November 2015. It was attended by 21 experts.

Mr Narag also recalled that at the Fifth Meeting of the ICG/PTWS Regional Working Group on Tsunami Warning and Mitigation in the South China Sea Region, 2 - 4 March 2016, the Philippines, the Group agreed to continue the process of finalising and refining the report for this meeting before it is distributed to all Member States.

According to the above recommendation and following the recommendations of the experts, a small group of seismologist met in Hanoi, Vietnam on 15-17 February 2017, to review the agreed scenarios and finalize the report and its recommendations.

Mr Narag reminded the Group that regarding tsunami events in the South China Sea region, the first meeting tried to respond to the following key scientific questions: Is the Manila Trench the only structure capable of producing a South China Sea wide tsunami? What is a comprehensive list of possible tsunami sources in the South China Sea region (local, regional, distant)? Are any sources outside the region a potential hazard for the South China Sea region? How large an earthquake can be produced by the Manila Trench and other potential sources as listed by the group? What is the return period for Manila Trench and other main source events?

Mr Narag reported that there were five identified tsunami regional source areas: Manila Trench, Negros Trench, Sulu Trench, Cotabato Trench and Sulawesi Trench, while there were areas that are potentially affected by transoceanic and local sources.

The experts agreed that:

(a) Based on the review of sources, the Manila Trench poses the highest potential among earthquake sources considered in this report to generate great earthquakes that may spawn tsunami waves with widespread effect in the South China Sea region.

(b) A search for tsunami deposits along the shores of the South China Sea is highly recommended, and may be a wealth of untapped historical tsunami information in written history of the region, which require a targeted study of historical literatures to find ancient records of tsunamis. This should be coordinated on a regional level by a group of experts to be identified.

(c) As it is recognised that historically there had been landslides in several regions which had generated localized tsunamis, actions have to be taken to identify potential landslides regions, such as by examining pertinent databases.

(d) Similarly, no account of an eruption from an active volcano may significantly affect the region.

(e) For tsunami modelling, it was recommended that the modelling region for the South China Sea region should be different from and larger than the warning region to cover features outside the domain and sources outside the domain.







(f) A baseline bathymetric database for the modelling region, to be derived from publicly

available data, where available, has to be developed for all tsunami modellers to use.

(g) All models should be validated with established benchmark procedures.

(h) The SCS-WG should look at operational capability gaps in Member States and find ways of filling them.

(i) NOAA/PMEL is asked to integrate regional earthquake sources at Negros, Cotabato, Sulawesi, Sulu and Molucca into ComMIT/MOST.

Mr Narag indicated that the draft report is still in the process of finalising and refining. The Secretariat commented that the report would be distributed to all Member States after the report is completed.

Several members of the WG-SC participated at the ensued discussion about submarine landslide-generated tsunamis, which are considered relevant for the region but not well understood and studied. Some of the participants were of the view that there is local expertise within the region that could be called to participate in the works of the WG-SCS.

The Group decided to encourage Member States to identify experts on tsunami deposits and potential landslide-generated tsunami in the South China Sea region, who would be considered to be invited to future WG-SCS meetings to share their expertise.

The Group further decided to instruct the IOC Secretariat to send an official request to NOAA/PMEL to integrate regional earthquake sources at Negros, Sulu, Cotabato, Sulawesi and Molucca into ComMIT/MOST. Dr Ye Yuan commented that NMEFC is currently working with PMEL in this matter.

7. UPDATED INVENTORY OF SEISMIC AND SEA LEVEL STATIONS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION AND PRIORITIZATION OF ADDITIONAL SEISMIC AND SEA LEVEL STATIONS IN THE REGION

Dr Ye Yuan reported on the seismic and sea-level monitoring capabilities available to SCSTAC within and surrounding the SCS region, and presented the document REPORT ON THE SURVEY FOR THE INVENTORY OF SEISMIC AND SEA LEVEL STATIONS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION AND EVALUATION OF MONITORING PERFORMANCE BY EXISTING NETWORKS.

This item was discussed in an intra-sessional small group meeting. The above report was available for comments, particularly on the detailed inventory of seismic and sea level stations. Dr Yuan reported on the results of the intra-sessional small group meeting and indicated that the outstanding issue is the accuracy of the lists since the sources for compiling the lists were multiple, and given some stations do not exist or have been discontinued.

Dr Nguyen Xuan Anh, Director of the Institute of Geophysics (IGP) within the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) requested the compilation do not include two sea level monitoring stations, Nansha and Xisha, listed under Annex 2 of the above Report.

The Chair Mr Mok recalled that it was agreed at the Fifth Meeting of the ICG/PTWS Regional Working Group on Tsunami Warning and Mitigation in the South China Sea Region, 2 - 4 March 2016, the Philippines, that the WG-SCS should continue to focus on technical matters, in accordance with its terms of reference. It was also agreed to continue the compilation of available stations, and avoid political issues because the Group is not in a right position to discuss it.





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Dr Yuan commented that the establishment of SCSTAC is in critical phase. More sea level and seismic stations need to be shared among the Member States in order to timely detect earthquakes and to confirm the existence of a destructive tsunami and its severity. He proposed to solve this issue outside the WG-SCS meeting by holding bilateral meetings between China and Vietnam, and report the outcomes to the next WG-SCS session.

Dr Nguyen Xuan Anh agreed with the proposal of Dr Ye Yuan. He further commented that the WG-SCS is technical in nature, and sharing more seismic and sea level data is critical for the SCS Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System.

The meeting noted that the SCS-WG is technical in nature and its purpose is to increase the capabilities for tsunami warning including through sharing more seismic and sea level monitoring stations provided by the Member States in the region.

Dr Nguyen Xnan Anh, Director of Institute of Geophysics (VAST) and Dr Ye Yuan, Director of the Tsunami Warning Division of NMEFC agreed to meet outside of the WG-SCS to explore the possible solutions to address the issue of the two sea level monitoring stations Nansha and Xisha within the core list of sea level monitoring stations for tsunami warning purpose.

The Group approved Recommendation ICG/PTWS-WG-SCS-VI.2.

8. UPDATED INVENTORY OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION

Mr Mohd Sayuti Hassan, Senior Lecturer of the Center for Global Sustainable Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia, provided a comprehensive report on the public educational booklet on tsunami hazard developed for the South China Sea region.

Dr Ye Yuan commented that a public website for the South China Sea region (www.scstac.org) had been developed by NMFEC, and will be available to all Member States in May 2017. The website could serve as a platform to share educational documents among the Member States.

Dr Renato Solidum suggested several corrections on the educational material. Firstly, double check the notions used in the booklet, which should be based on science sources. Secondly, list science quoting in the booklet, misusing of signs may cause confusion ; Thirdly, double check cartons in the booklet, for example, no fish jumps to the beach.

Mr Mok inquired if the materials was only in English. Mr Mohd Sayuti Hassan replied that the booklet was only in English at the moment. Mr Mok further inquired if the possibility of translating the booklet into other languages in order to have the booklet used by the other Member States in the South China Sea region. Dr Renato Solidum commented that it should be considered that the Member States have different tsunami warning and monitoring style.

Ms Tri Handayani suggested a correction on the page 2 of the booklet, tsunami sources number 8 should be North Sulawesi instead of Gorontalo. She also would like to share the paper from Horspol et al 2014 that can give the reference about predicted earthquake magnitude in North Sulawesi. Ms Tri Handayani also suggested to include the information about NWPTAC and SCSTAC as part of PTWS on the booklet page of 12.

Dr Renato Solidum proposed that the IOC send an official request to Member States for comments on the education material Mr Mohd Sayuti Hassan had presented.


The Group agreed to suggest the Center for Global Sustainability Studies, Universiti

Sains Malaysia, Malaysia to distribute the public educational booklet on tsunami hazard-South China Sea to all Member States for comments and to tailor it for the South China Sea region.

9. NEXT MEETING

Dr Nguyen Xuan Anh indicated Vietnam is ready to offer to host the Seventh session of the Regional Working Group on Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System for the South China Sea Region.

The Group suggested having the next meeting in early 2018.

The Group decided to accept the offer of Vietnam to host the next meeting in early 2018, with a venue to be defined in consultation with the Secretariat.

10. OTHER BUSINESS

The membership of the Task Team on Establishment of the South China Sea Tsunami Advisory Center (TT-SCSTAC) was reviewed and updated by the participants as follows:

Brunei Darussalam:

o Ms Rokiah Angas (BDMD)

o Ms Leong Wai Fong (NSC)

o Pg Sabli Pg Damit (NDMC)

China:

o Dr Ye Yuan,

o Dr Dakui Wang

o Mr Zhiguo Xu (NMEFC)

o Mr Chan Sai-Tick (HKO)

Indonesia:

o Dr Daryono

o Ms Tri Handayani (BMKG)

Malaysia:

o Mr Mohd Rosaidi Che Abas

o Mr Muhammad Nazri Noordin (MMD)

Philippines:

o Dr Bautista (PHIVOLCS)

o Mr Narag (PHIVOLCS)

Thailand:

o Mr Chayasarn Tonanon (NDWC)

Vietnam:

o Dr Nguyen Xuan Anh (Institute of Geophysics)

o Dr Nguyen Hong Phuong (Institute of Geophysics)


PTWC:

o Dr Chip McCreery

NWPTAC:

o Mr Tetsuyuki Ueyama

The WG discussed about the next WG-SCS chair, and asked Member States to nominate a chair and vice-chair to the Secretariat.

11. SUMMARY OF DECISIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTIONS

Based on the reports and discussions, the WG-SCS adopted Recommendation ICG/PTWS-WG-SCS-VI.1 and Recommendation ICG/PTWS-WG-SCS-VI.2.

12. CLOSE OF THE MEETING

Mr Mok closed the meeting at 4:00 pm, and thanked China for its kindness in hosting of the present meeting, the Secretariat, NWPTAC, PTWC and Member States for its very active participation. The Chair wished the Working Group continuous success and successful operation of the SCSTAC in the near future.

Dr Ye Yuan on behalf of NMEFC and China expressed its thanks to all participants, the leadership of Mr Mok and the support of the Secretariat.

On behalf of Brunei Darussalam, Ms Rokiah Angas expressed her thanks to National Marine Environmental Forecasting Centre (NMEFC) of China for hosting the meeting, and for the warm hospitality and excellent arrangements made for the meeting as well as the field trip to Suzhou City.

Mr Riyadi expressed its thanks to NMEFC for hosting the meeting and the chair for his leadership.

Dr Rosaidi thanked China for hosting the Working Group meeting and thanked the Chair for his energizing leadership.

Mr Ozaki indicated he was impressed by the quality of the discussions and the importance of the matters discussed.

Dr Nguyen Xuan Anh expressed its thanks to China and the Chair, and to the Member States for the chance of hosting the next WG meeting.

ICG/PTWS-WG-SCS-VI/3 Annex I

ANNEX I

AGENDA

1. WELCOME AND OPENING

2. ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION

2.1. ADOPTION OF AGENDA

2.2. DESIGNATION OF RAPPORTEUR

2.3. CONDUCT OF THE SESSION, TIMETABLE AND DOCUMENTATION

3. REVIEW OF DECISIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTIONS ARISING FROM ICG/PTWS-WG-SCS-V MEETING

4. REPORTS

4.1. NATIONAL PROGRESS REPORTS

4.2. REPORT FROM NWPTAC ON PACWAVE17

4.3. REPORT FROM TT SCSTAC ON PACWAVE17

4.4. REPORTS FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

5. PROGRESS REPORT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT AND WORK PLANS OF THE TASK TEAM ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SOUTH CHINA SEA TSUNAMI ADVISORY CENTER (SCSTAC)

5.1. REVIEW OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTIONS ARISING FROM THE SECOND MEETING OF THE TASK TEAM ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SCSTAC

5.2. PROGRESS REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF SCSTAC (2014-2016)

5.3. PROPOSAL FOR TRIAL AND FULL OPERATION OF SCSTAC

6. REPORT OF THE SCIENTIFIC MEETING OF EXPERTS FOR COORDINATED SCENARIO ANALYSIS OF FUTURE TSUNAMI EVENTS AND HAZARD MITIGATION SCHEMES FOR THE SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION

7. UPDATED INVENTORY OF SEISMIC AND SEA LEVEL STATIONS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION AND PRIORITIZATION OF ADDITIONAL SEISMIC AND SEA LEVEL STATIONS IN THE REGION

8. UPDATED INVENTORY OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION

9. NEXT MEETING

10. OTHER BUSINESS

11. SUMMARY OF DECISIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTIONS

12. CLOSE OF MEETING

ICG/PTWS-WG-SCS-VI/3 Annex II

ANNEX II

ADOPTED RECOMMENDATIONS

Recommendation ICG/PTWS-WG-SCS-VI.1

The South China Sea region Tsunami Warning System: Hazard Assessment, Capacity Building, Trial Operation of SCSTAC and Next Meeting

The Regional Working Group on Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System for the South China Sea Region,

Recalling that the Twenty-sixth Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/PTWS-XXVI) decided to continue the Regional Working Group on Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System for the South China Sea Region (ICG/PTWS-WG-SCS),

Also recalling the recommendations agreed at the Fifth Meeting of the Regional Working Group on Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System for the South China Sea Region, (ICG/PTWS-WG-SCS-V), held in Manila, Philippines, on 2 and 3 March 2016, and hosted by the PHIVOLCS,

Further recalling the summaries and actions/decisions agreed at the Second Task Team Meeting on Establishment of the South China Sea Tsunami Advisory Center, held in Beijing, China, on 24-26 October 2016, and hosted by the NMEFC,

Considering the Center for Global Sustainability Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia has developed a public educational booklet on tsunami hazard in the South China Sea region,

Acknowledging the “Scientific meeting of experts for coordinated scenario analysis of future tsunami events and hazard mitigation schemes for the South China sea region, Meeting of Experts, Xiamen, China, 16 - 18 November 2015” has provided a good opportunity for relevant experts to review historical records, discuss the most likely sources and probability of occurrence of earthquakes and tsunamis for coordinated scenario analysis of future events and hazard mitigation schemes for the South China Sea region.

Further acknowledging that based on the review of sources by the experts during the meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam from February 15-17, 2017, the Manila Trench poses the highest potential among earthquake sources to generate great earthquakes that may spawn tsunami waves with widespread effect in the South China Sea region,

Recognizing that historically there had been submarine landslides in the South China Sea region, which had generated localized tsunamis, actions have to be taken to identify potential submarine landslides regions,

Having considered the reports of:

1. The third meeting of the ICG/PTWS WG-SCS, held in Hong Kong, China, 8-9 April 2014,

2. The fourth meeting of the ICG/PTWS WG-SCS, held in Jakarta, Indonesia, 11-12 February 2015,

3. The fifth meeting of the ICG/PTWS WG-SCS, held in Manila, the Philippines, 2-4 March 2016,

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4. The 2nd Task Team Meeting on the Establishment of the South China Sea Tsunami Advisory Centre (SCSTAC), held in Beijing on October 24-26 2016,

5. The sixth meeting of the ICG/PTWS WG-SCS, held in Shanghai, China, 1-3 March 2017,

Reaffirms the need for and decides to organize a UNESCO/IOC Sea Level Network Operators training in 2017 with funding provided by UNESCO, and accepts in principle the offer of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) to host it;

Requests the IOC Secretariat make an official request to NOAA/PMEL to integrate regional earthquake sources at Negros, Sulu, Cotabato, Sulawesi and Molucca into ComMIT/MOST;

Suggests the Center for Global Sustainability Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia to distribute the public educational booklet on tsunami hazard-South China Sea to all Member States for comments and to tailor it for the South China Sea region;

Accepts the proposal of National Marine Enviromental Forecasting Center (NMEFC) to organize a training workshop on the SCSTAC operation and products, with the purpose of improving operational capability for tsunami warning in the region;

Encourages the Member States to identify experts on tsunami deposits and potential landslide-generated tsunami in the South China Sea region, who would be considered to be invited to future Working Group meetings to share their expertise;

Decides to make a proposal to the next ICG/PTWS session, to be held at Tahiti, 28-31 March 2017, on the trial operation of SCSTAC in late 2017 as in Appendix to this recommendation;

Accepts the offer of Vietnam to host the Seventh Meeting of the Regional Working Group on Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System for the South China Sea Region in 2018.

Appendix of ICG/PTWS-WG-SCS-VI.1

Draft Recommendation to be submitted at ICG/PTWS-XXVII

Trial and Full Operation of South China Sea Tsunami Advisory Centre

The Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/PTWS),

Recalling that the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) adopted Resolution EC-XLI.6, which encouraged the Member States around the South China Sea and other regional seas, as appropriate, to actively promote the development, establishment and sustained operation of national and sub-regional Tsunami Warning and Mitigation Systems within the framework of ICGs,

Recalling further that the ICG/PTWS adopted Recommendation ICG/PTWS-XXIII.5, which established the Working Group for the South China Sea (WG-SCS), and Recommendation ICG/PTWS-XXIV.4 that decided to establish a sub-regional Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System for the South China Sea region within the framework of ICG/PTWS,

Recalling further that the ICG/PTWS adopted Recommendation ICG/PTWS-XXV.3, which approved the Proposal for a South China Sea Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System as the basis for the establishment of the sub-regional Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System within the framework of the ICG/PTWS. Through ICG/PTWS-XXV.3 the ICG/PTWS also decided the establishment of a WG-SCS Task Team on the Establishment of a South China Sea Tsunami Advisory Centre (SCSTAC), with Terms of Reference attached as Annex 1, accepted China’s

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offer to host the SCSTAC and recommended to initiate the establishment of the SCSTAC under the guidance of the WG-SCS,

Having considered the reports of:

1. The third meeting of the ICG/PTWS WG-SCS, held in Hong Kong, China, 8-9 April 2014,

2. The fourth meeting of the ICG/PTWS WG-SCS, held in Jakarta, Indonesia, 11-12 February 2015,

3. The fifth meeting of the ICG/PTWS WG-SCS, held in Manila, the Philippines, 2-4 March 2016,

4. The 2nd Task Team Meeting on the Establishment of the South China Sea Tsunami Advisory Centre (SCSTAC), held in Beijing on October 24-26 2016,

5. The sixth meeting of the ICG/PTWS WG-SCS, held in Shanghai, China, 1-3 March 2017,

Having further noted that the SCSTAC Tsunami Advisory Products have been tested during PacWave17,

Recognizing the concentrated efforts made by National Marine Environmental Forecasting Centre of China to establish the SCSTAC, with technical guidance of TT-SCSTAC,

Having considered the coordination among PTWC, NWPTAC and SCSTAC on consistency of earthquake parameters in the SCS region as follows:

1. Noted that the PTWC, NWPTAC and SCSTAC monitor similar seismic networks from Internet resource, and NWPTAC and SCSTAC focus on their respective coastal areas of responsibility,

2. Noted that either PTWC or NWPTAC takes the priority on determining earthquake parameters at its Area of Earthquake Responsibility (AER),

3. The SCSTAC also uses Mw for tsunami bulletins, as the PTWC and NWPTAC did, and

4. The arrangement to be reached for the trial operation of SCSTAC on the consistency of earthquake parameters among PTWC, NWPTAC and SCSTAC within the South China Sea region,

Having further considered the coordination among PTWC, NWPTAC and SCSTAC that the commencement of trial operation of SCSTAC could be targeted to late 2017, with the specific date to be announced by IOC Secretariat to WG-SCS Member States at least 2 months in advance,

Decides to commence the trial operation of SCSTAC in late 2017, with specific date to be decided by the Steering Committee of the ICG/PTWS and announced by the IOC Secretariat to WG-SCS Member States through Circular Letter at least 2 months in advance;

Agrees to accept the document “Tsunami Advisory Products for the South China Sea Regional Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System” as an official publication within the IOC Technical Series;

Requests the IOC Secretariat to proofread the document “Tsunami Advisory Products for the South China Sea Regional Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System”, and make the arrangement on publishing;

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Aiming to supplement the Operational Users Guide for the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System with content from SCSTAC when it is put into official operation,

Recognizing the temporary arrangement for PTWC and NWPTAC to provide tsunami services to the SCS region at the time being,

Requests PTWC and NWPTAC to continue to provide their interim tsunami services to the SCS region in parallel with SCSTAC during its trial operation;

Recommends that the Director of SCSTAC should become a member of the PTWS Task Team on PTWS Enhanced Products as well as the Inter-ICG Task Team on Tsunami Watch Operations, to secure standardization and harmonization of products across all ICGs and its sub-regions.

Annex

Terms of Reference for Task team on Establishment of the SCS Tsunami Advisory Center

Task team:

Establishment of the SCS Tsunami Advisory Center (SCSTAC)

Purpose:

Assist the SCS Working Group in establishment of the SCSTAC until it has the ability to provide operational service.

Mandate:

Under the guidance of the ICG/PTWS WG-SCS, the task team shall strengthen coordination and cooperation among the SCS countries to establish the SCSTAC:

1. Develop capability guidelines and performance indicators for the SCSTAC;

2. Explore ways for facilitating the sharing and exchange of data and relevant information necessary for the establishment of the SCSTAC;

3. Consult with National Tsunami Warning Focal Points of the SCS region to determine appropriate requirements for Tsunami service/products;

4. Develop the SOP and the contents of tsunami advisory products for the SCSTAC;

5. Identify potential resource requirements for the establishment of the SCSTAC;

6. Keep contact with PTWC and NWPTAC (JMA) for guidance and assistance.

Membership:

Representatives of Member States of the ICG/PTWS WG-SCS (Brunei Darussalam, China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam) and invited experts; representatives of PTWC and NWPTAC (JMA); with chairperson and vice chairperson to be elected.

Modus operandi:

The task team will work mainly by correspondence, and prepare report for the SCS WG meeting.

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Recommendation ICG/PTWS-WG-SCS-VI.2

Inventory of seismic and sea level stations in the South China Sea region and prioritization of additional seismic and sea level stations in the region

The Regional Working Group on Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System for the South China Sea Region,

Considering the report on the Survey for the Inventory of Seismic and Sea Level Stations in the South China Sea Region and Evaluation of Monitoring Performance by Existing Networks,

Recognizes the paucity of seismic and sea level stations close to the major tsunami sources within the SCS region available to Tsunami Service Providers;

Decides to define a list of Seismic and Sea Level Core Stations in the SCS region as a basis for further enhancing tsunami warning capability as included in ANNEX III;

Agrees to establish the South China Sea Seismic and Sea Level Data Server by SCSTAC to facilitate the data sharing and exchange among the Member States;

Urges again the Member States to sustain the SCS Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System by contributing more seismic and sea level data internationally, for example sea level data to IOC-GLOSS and seismic data to IRIS;

Requests the SCSTAC to implement the data sharing through SCS Seismic and Sea Level Data Server and provide monthly report on data availability and detection performance based on the up-to-date seismic and sea level Networks contributed by Member States;

Encourages the Member States to seek for the financial or technical support on installing more seismic and sea level monitoring and transmission facilities in the concerned areas.

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ANNEX III

SEISMIC AND SEA LEVEL CORE STATIONS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION FOR FURTHER ENHANCING TSUNAMI WARNING CAPABILITY

South China Sea Seismic Monitoring Core Network for ICG/PTWS WG-SCS

Source Network

Station Code/ Location

Lon Lat Description Country/ Region

Accessi-bility Yes/No

1 IRIS HK HKPS 114.1415 22.2776 China Hong Kong

China Yes

2 SOA, China

OB ZLG, Zhelang 115.567 22.65

China SOA Broadband Seismic Network

China Yes

3 SOA, China

OB ZPO, Zhapo 111.833 21.583


China Yes

4 SOA, China

OB QLN, Qinglan 110.817 19.567


China Yes

5 SOA, China

OB SLS, Songlanshan

120.50 30.60


China No

6 SOA, China

OB SSA, Sansha 120.22 26.92


China No

7 SOA, China

OB CWU, Chongwu

118.92 24.90


China No

8 SOA, China

OB NAD, Nan'ao 117.10 23.40


China No

9 SOA, China

OB PIT, Pingtan 119.83 25.47


China No

10 SOA, China

OB SYA, Sanya 109.50 18.23


China No

11 SOA, China

OB NZU, Naozhou 110.62 20.90


China No

12 IRIS IC KMI 102.74 25.1233

New China Digital Seismographic Network

China Yes, Delayed mode

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Source Network




14 IRIS IC QIZ 109.8445 19.0291



15 IRIS IU TATO 121.4971 24.9735 GSN(IRIS/USGS)

China Yes

16 IRIS TW KMNB 118.3882 24.4638

Broadband Array in Taiwan region for Seismology

China Yes

17 IRIS TW NACB 121.5947 24.1738


China Yes

18 IRIS TW SSLB 120.954 23.7875


China Yes

19 IRIS TW TPUB 120.6296 23.3005


China Yes

20 IRIS TW TWGB 121.0799 22.8176


China Yes

21 IRIS TW YHNB 121.3748 24.6698


China Yes

22 IRIS TW YULB 121.2973 23.3924


China Yes

23 GEOFON GE BKB 116.9048 -1.1073 BMKG Indonesia Yes

24 GEOFON GE BKNI 101.0396 0.3262 BMKG Indonesia Yes

25 GEOFON GE FAKI 132.2489 -2.9192 BMKG Indonesia Yes

26 GEOFON GE GSI 97.5755 1.3039 BMKG Indonesia Yes

27 GEOFON GE LHMI 96.9472 5.2288 BMKG Indonesia Yes

28 GEOFON GE LUWI 122.7717 -1.0418 BMKG Indonesia Yes

29 GEOFON GE TNTI 127.3667 0.7718 BMKG Indonesia Yes

30 IRIS II KAPI 119.7517 -5.0142 GSN(IRIS/IDA) Indonesia Yes

31 BMKG IA Pangkalan Bun (PBKI)

111.6697 -2.7047 BMKG Indonesia No

32 BMKG IA Palu (PCI) 119.8366 -0.9054 BMKG Indonesia No

33 BMKG IA Palangkaraya (PKKI)


34 BMKG IA Pontianak (PTKI)


35 GEOFON GE Sanana (SANI)


36 BMKG IA Sintang (STKI) 111.4772 0.0656 BMKG Indonesia No

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Source Network




37 BMKG IA Tarakan (TARAI)

117.5703 3.3271 BMKG Indonesia No

38 GEOFON GE Ternate (TNTI) 127.3669 0.7721 BMKG Indonesia No

39 GEOFON GE Tolitoli (TOLI2) 120.7817 1.1112 BMKG Indonesia No

40 BMKG IA Tanjungpandan (TPI)

107.65339

-2.75631

BMKG Indonesia No

41 BMKG IA Ambon (AAII) 128.1945 -3.687 BMKG Indonesia No

42 BMKG GE Bangkinang (BKNI)


43 BMKG IA Galela, Maluku (GLMI)


44 BMKG IA Gorontalo (GTOI)


45 BMKG IA Kotabaru (KBKI)


46 BMKG IA Langsa, Aceh (LASI)


47 BMKG IA Labuha (LBMI) 127.5008 -0.6379 BMKG Indonesia No

48 GEOFON GE Lhok Sumawe (LHMI)


49 BMKG IA Manado (MNI) 124.83989

1.44389 BMKG Indonesia No

50 BMKG IA Tondano (TMSI)


51 BMKG IA Tanjung Pinang (TPRI)


52 BMKG IA Sangihe (SGSI)


53 BNM, Bakun 114.035 2.7767

Malaysian National Seismic Network

Malaysia No

54 FRM, Kepong 101.625 3.237


Malaysia No

55 KDM, Kudat 116.806 6.936


Malaysia No

56 KTM, Kuala Trengganu

103.136 5.328


Malaysia No

57 SPM, Sapulut 116.465 4.7083


Malaysia No

58 TGM, Temenggor

101.2929 5.4112


Malaysia No

59 BKM, Batu Kikir

102.271 2.858


Malaysia No



Source Network




60 KGM, Kluang 103.319 2.0157


Malaysia No

61 KOM, Kota Tinggi

103.8467 1.7922


Malaysia No

62 JRM, Jerantut 102.4767 3.8867


Malaysia No

63 KRM, Kuala Krai

102.1931 5.5151


Malaysia No

64 SDM, Sandakan

117.195 5.6409


Malaysia No

65 LDM, Lahad Datu

118.498 51,777


Malaysia No

66 TSM, Tawau 117.8725 4.2936


Malaysia No

67 RAM, Ranau 116.6816 5.9548


Malaysia No

68 DVM, Danum Valley

117.8442 4.9804


Malaysia No

69 SMM, Semporna

118.622 4.4398


Malaysia No

70 BTM, Bintulu 113.099 3.206


Malaysia No

71 LAM, Batang Ai

111.8 1.17


Malaysia No

72 MUM, Murum 114.37 2.6456


Malaysia No

73 IRIS MY IPM 101.0255 4.4795


Malaysia Yes

74 IRIS MY KKM 116.2147 6.0443


Malaysia Yes



Source Network




75 IRIS MY KSM 110.3083 1.4733


Malaysia Yes

76 IRIS MY KUM 100.6492 5.2902


Malaysia Yes

77 IRIS MY SBM 112.214 2.4529


Malaysia Yes

78 IRIS IU DAV 125.5791 7.0697 GSN(IRIS/USGS)

Philippines Yes

79 IRIS RM SZP 120.455 17.552

Regional Integrated Multi Hazard Early Warning System

Philippines Yes

80 Baler, Aurora 121.576 15.741 Philippines Seismic Network

Philippines No

81 Bataraza, Palawan

117.801 8.797 Philippines Seismic Network

Philippines No

82 Basco, Batanes


Philippines No

83 Cagua, Cagayan Valley


Philippines No

84 Coron Island, Palawan


Philippines No

85 Lubang Island 120.246 13.734 Philippines Seismic Network

Philippines No

86 Maasin, Southern Leyte


Philippines No

87 Ipil, Zamboanga Sibuguey


Philippines No

88 IRIS MS BESC 103.8513 1.3421 IRIS/Singapore Singapore Yes

89 IRIS MS BTDF 103.7729 1.3608 IRIS/Singapore Singapore Yes

90 IRIS MS KAPK 103.8883 1.2967 IRIS/Singapore Singapore Yes

91 IRIS MS NTU 103.6851 1.3537 IRIS/Singapore Singapore Yes

92 Bhumibol Dam 99.003 17.2443 Thai Seismic Monitoring Network

Thailand No

93 Chaiyaphum 101.9864 15.9018 Thai Seismic Monitoring Network

Thailand No

94 Nakornpanom 104.6122 17.1476 Thai Seismic Monitoring Network

Thailand No



Source Network




95 Songkhla 100.62 7.17 Thai Seismic Monitoring Network

Thailand No

96 Khong Chiam 105.47 15.28 Thai Seismic Monitoring Network

Thailand No

97 IRIS TM CMMT 98.9476 18.8128 Thai Seismic Monitoring Network

Thailand Yes

98 IRIS TM CRAI 100.4 20.23 Thai Seismic Monitoring Network

Thailand Yes

99 IRIS TM LOEI 101.2644 17.5093 Thai Seismic Monitoring Network

Thailand Yes

100 IRIS TM MHIT 97.9632 19.3148 Thai Seismic Monitoring Network

Thailand Yes

101 IRIS TM NAYO 101.3 14.32 Thai Seismic Monitoring Network

Thailand Yes

102 IRIS TM NONG 103.1 18.06 Thai Seismic Monitoring Network

Thailand Yes

103 IRIS TM PANO 104.6122 17.1476 Thai Seismic Monitoring Network

Thailand Yes

104 IRIS TM PBKT 100.969 16.5733 Thai Seismic Monitoring Network

Thailand Yes

105 IRIS TM PHRA 100.2293 18.4989 Thai Seismic Monitoring Network

Thailand Yes

106 IRIS TM PRAC 99.79 12.47 Thai Seismic Monitoring Network

Thailand Yes

107 IRIS TM SRIT 99.602 8.5955 Thai Seismic Monitoring Network

Thailand Yes

108 IRIS TM SURA 99.63 9.166 Thai Seismic Monitoring Network

Thailand Yes

109 IRIS TM TMDB 100.6068 13.6684 Thai Seismic Monitoring Network

Thailand Yes

110 IRIS TM UBPT 105.4695 15.2773 Thai Seismic Monitoring Network

Thailand Yes

111 IRIS IU CHTO 98.9443 18.8141 GSN(IRIS/USGS)

Thailand Yes

112 IRIS RM DLV 108.4815 11.952


Vietnam Yes

113 IRIS RM SLV 103.9067 21.3252


Vietnam Yes



Source Network




114 PQVB 108.94775

10.55117

Vietnam National Seismic Network VN

Vietnam No

115 CDVB 106.60147

8.69512

Vietnam National Seismic Network VN

Vietnam No

South China Sea Sea Level Monitoring Core Station Inventory

Station Name Code (IOC)

Lat Lon Country Availability (Yes/No)

Data Transfer Mechanism

1 Quarry Bay quar 22.291 114.213 China Yes GTS

2 Shenzhen shen 22.47 113.88 China Yes GTS

3 Zhapo zhap 21.58 111.82 China Yes GTS

4 Qinglan qing 19.57 110.82 China Yes GTS

5 Xiamen 24.450 118.067 China No

6 Shanwei 22.75 115.35 China No

7 Xiuying 20.017 110.283 China No

8 Nan'ao 23.4 117.1 China No

9 Zhuhai 22.28 113.58 China No

10 Naozhou 20.9 110.62 China No

11 Sanya 18.23 109.5 China No

12 Bitung bitu 1.438944 125.19043 Indonesia Yes GTS

13 Ambon ambon -3.683333 128.18333 Indonesia Yes GTS

14 Nunukan 4.1466139 117.66654 Indonesia No

15 Tarakan 3.2815528 117.59375 Indonesia No

16 Marore 4.7177528 125.4787 Indonesia No

17 Anggrek 0.8588194 122.7951 Indonesia No

18 Toli-Toli 1.0506111 120.80002 Indonesia No

19 Jailolo 1.0572889 127.46973 Indonesia No

20 Tobelo 1.7243111 128.01469 Indonesia No

21 Tahuna 3.6022556 125.50158 Indonesia No

22 Pulau Perhentian ms004 5.900 102.766 Malaysia No GTS

23 Kudat ms005 6.877 116.846 Malaysia No GTS

24 Sahabat ms006 5.076 119.078 Malaysia No GTS

25 Pulau Tioman 2.773 104.114 Malaysia No

26 Tanjung Gelang 3.968 103.434 Malaysia No

27 Cendering 5.265 103.187 Malaysia No

28 Getting 6.226 102.107 Malaysia No

29 Miri 3.712 113.418 Malaysia No

30 Bintulu 3.216 113.054 Malaysia No


South China Sea Sea Level Monitoring Core Station Inventory

Station Name Code (IOC)

Lat Lon Country Availability (Yes/No)

Data Transfer Mechanism

31 Labuan 5.313 115.256 Malaysia No

32 Lahad Datu 5.019 118.346 Malaysia No

33 Tawau 4.261 117.865 Malaysia No

34 Teluk Sepanggar 6.088 116.113 Malaysia No

35 Mukah 2.380 111.179 Malaysia No

36 Tanjung Kling 2.203 102.219 Malaysia No

37 Pulau Perak 5.684 98.939 Malaysia No

38 Pulau Jarak 4.126 100.328 Malaysia No

39 Pantai Kerachut 5.451 100.182 Malaysia No

40 Porto Malai 6.257 99.734 Malaysia No

41 Layang-Layang Tsunami Buoy, Sabah

Malaysia No Tsunameter (deep ocean buoy)

42 CURRIMAO curri 17.983 120.483 Philippines Yes GTS

43 SUBIC subi 14.767 120.25 Philippines Yes GTS

44 MANILA mani 14.583 120.967 Philippines Yes GTS

45 LUBANG luba 13.818444 120.20223 Philippines Yes GTS

46 APPARRI Philippines No

47 BOLINAO Philippines No

48 CORREGIDOR Philippines No

49 SIPALAY Philippines No

50 SARANGGANI BAY

Philippines No

51 KALAMANSIG Philippines No

52 Tanjong Pagar tanjo 1.262 103.852 Singapore No GTS

53 Ko Mattaphon 10.45 99.25 Thailand No

54 Ko Lak 11.8 99.817 Thailand No

55 Ko Sichang 13.15 100.817 Thailand No

56 BANG Thailand No

57 SMUI Thailand No

58 RNOD Thailand No

59 TEPA Thailand No

60 Qui Nhon quin 13.775 109.254 Vietnam Yes GTS

61 Vung Tau vung 10.34 107.071 Vietnam Yes GTS

62 Hon Dau 20.667 106.8 Vietnam No

63 Hon Ngu 18.8 105.767 Vietnam No

64 Son Tra 16.1 108.217 Vietnam No

65 Con Co 17.167 107.367 Vietnam No

66 Phu Qui 10.517 108.933 Vietnam No

67 Phu Quoc 10.217 103.967 Vietnam No

68 Tho Chu 9.283 103.467 Vietnam No

69 Con Dao 8.683 106.6 Vietnam No

ICG/PTWS-WG-SCS-VI/3 Annex IV

ANNEX IV

Opening Speech

Deputy Director-General of East China Sea Branch of State Oceanic Administration of China

on the Sixth Meeting of the ICG/PTWS Regional Working Group on Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System in the South China Sea Region

Shanghai, China, 1-3 March 2017

Honorable Mr Bernardo Aliaga, Technical Secretary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO,

Mr Mok Hing-Yim, Chair of Regional Working Group on Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System in the South China Sea region,

Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,

Good Morning!

First of all, on behalf of the East China Sea Branch of State Oceanic Administration of China, I would like to extend congratulations on the opening of the Sixth Meeting of the ICG/PTWS Regional Working Group on Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System in the South China Sea Region, and to express sincere welcome and greetings to all delegates from Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC), Northwest Pacific Tsunami Advisory Center (NWPTAC). It is my privilege and honor to host you in Shanghai.

I would also like to express my sincere thankfulness and appreciation to IOC, and the member states of the ICG/PTWS South China Sea Regional Working Group for choosing Shanghai as the meeting venue.

Shanghai, located in the Yangtze River Delta in East China, is one of the most populous city in the world, with a population of more than 24 million. Shanghai is widely recognized as a global financial centre and transport hub in China, with the world’s busiest container port. Shanghai has been described as the "showpiece" of the booming economy of China. The skyline in Lujiazui, historic buildings along The Bund and the blend of Oriental and western cultures, make Shanghai a unique place in the world.

The ocean, covering about 71% of the Earth’s surface, plays a significant role in addressing the climate change and supporting the global and regional economy, trade and livelihood. The sustainable ocean development also has profound impact on the development and prosperity

of all coastal areas. Shanghai， as the most important city along the East China Sea coast, is

born of the ocean, and feed with the ocean. Marine hazard such as storm surge and tsunamis indeed pose great threat to Shanghai and the coast of the East China Sea.

During the last 20 years, around the world there have been several deadly tsunamis occurring in the circum-Pacific areas. The 2011 Great East Japan Tsunami have minor influence on East coast of China with tsunami amplitude reaching 60 centimeter. State Oceanic Administration issued fourth grade tsunami warning to the coastal areas. Tsunami hazard to Shanghai and East China coast can not be neglected.

ICG/PTWS-WG-SCS-VI/3 Annex IV − page 2

The South China Sea region is identified as one of the most vulnerable area to tsunami hazard. The recent tsunami disasters continuously remind us of the destructive power of tsunami that may happen at any time and anywhere around the world. These events also remind us we must plan for the worst while hoping for the best in normal times. Therefore, it is imperative to enhance regional and national capability on real-time tsunami monitoring and warning through international coordination and determined actions so as to mitigate potential loss and to promote common welfare of human being.

We are glad to see that, with the coordination of Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, all the SCS countries are actively involved in building the South China Sea Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System. It is our hope that the South China Sea Regional Working Group would also serve as a platform, to enhance multi-lateral cooperation and understanding of the South China Sea Member States, and sustain regional capacity to deal with destructive tsunamis in the SCS.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

The establishment of the South China Sea Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System relies upon the full involvement and commitment of all the Members States of the Working Group. I wish this meeting productive and fruitful, and becoming a milestone in the history of the establishment of the SCS Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System. I believe the spirit of cooperation we have been showing in the past will continue in the way ahead, more importantly will become best practice and model for marine cooperation in the South China Sea region.

Last but not least, I wish all of you a pleasant stay in Shanghai.

Thank You!

ICG/PTWS-WG-SCS-VI/3 Annex V

ANNEX V

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

Chair Mr Hing-Yim MOK Senior Scientific Officer Hong Kong Observatory 134A Nathan Road Kowloon China Tel: +(852) 2926 8451 Fax: +(852) 2311 9448 Email: [email protected] Working Group members (listed under their country for ease of reference) Brunei Darussalam Ms Rokiah ANGAS Acting Deputy Director of Meteorology Brunei Darussalam Meteorological Department Bangunan B23 Flat Anggerek Desa Bandar Seri Begawan BB3713 Brunei Darussalam Tel: +673 2 381342 Email: [email protected] Ms Kelly Ng Swee Moi Meteorological Officer Brunei Darussalam Meteorological Department Bangunan B23 Flat Anggerek Desa Bandar Seri Begawan BB3713 Brunei Darussalam Tel: +673 8784559 Email: [email protected] China Mr Jun FENG Program Officer Department of International Cooperation State Oceanic Administration 1, Fuxingmenwai Avenue Beijing 100860 China Email: [email protected]

Dr Renbo PANG Engineer, Tsunami Warning Division Tsunami Warning Division National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center / State Oceanic Administration No.8 Dahuisi Road, Haidian District Beijing 100081 China Tel: +86 010 62105796 Email: [email protected] Dr Zhiyuan REN Scientist Tsunami Warning Division National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center (NMEFC) No.8 Dahuisi Rd., Haidian District Beijing 100081 China Tel: +86 15801057528 Email: [email protected] Mr Xiangzhou SONG Department of Marine Forecasting and Disaster Mitigation State Oceanic Administration of China 1 FUXINGMENWAI AVENUE, SOA BEIJING CHINA 100860 China Tel: +86-10-68048145 Email: [email protected] Dr Dakui WANG National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center (NMEFC) No.8 Dahuisi Rd., Haidian District Beijing 100081 China Tel: +86-10-62105671 Email: [email protected] Zongchen WANG National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center / State Oceanic Administration No.8 Dahuisi Road, Haidian District Beijing 100081 China Email: [email protected]









ICG/PTWS-WG-SCS-VI/3 Annex V – page 2

Mr Zhiguo XU Scientist National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center / State Oceanic Administration No.8 Dahuisi Road, Haidian District Beijing 100081 China Tel: +86-10 62104561 Email: [email protected] Mr Fujiang YU Deputy Director National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center / State Oceanic Administration Beijing China 100081 China Tel: +861062105732 Fax: +861062173620 Email: [email protected] Ms Xinwei YU National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center (NMEFC) No.8 Dahuisi Rd., Haidian District Beijing 100081 China Email: [email protected] Dr Ye YUAN Director of Tsunami Warning Division Tsunami Warning Division National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center / State Oceanic Administration No.8 Dahuisi Road, Haidian District Beijing 100081 China Tel: +86-10-62105791 Email: [email protected] Ms Miaoyin ZHANG International Cooperation Office National Marine Enviromental Forecasting Center No.8 Dahuisi Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100081 China Tel: +86 01062105671 Email: [email protected] Lianda ZHAO Scientist National Marine Environmental

Forecasting Center / State Oceanic Administration No.8 Dahuisi Road, Haidian District Beijing 100081 China Tel: +861082102752 Email: [email protected] Indonesia Daryono DARYONO The Agency for Meteorogy, Climatology and Geophysics, Indonesia Head Office Jl. Angkasa 1 No.2 Kemayoran Jakarta Pusat Jakarta 10720 Indonesia Email: [email protected] Ms Tri HANDAYANI Staff of Tsunami Early Warning Sub Division Agency for Meteorology Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) Indonesia Email: [email protected], [email protected] Dr Mochammad RIYADI Director of Earthquake and Tsunami Center The Agency for Meteorogy, Climatology and Geophysics, Indonesia Head Office Jl. Angkasa 1 No.2 Kemayoran Jakarta Pusat Jakarta 10720 Indonesia Email: [email protected] Malaysia Mohd Rosaidi Bin CHE ABAS Deputy Director General (Strategic and Technical) Malaysian Meteorological Department Jalan Sultan Petaling Jaya Selangor 46667 Malaysia Tel: 603-79678000 Fax: 603-79550964 Email: [email protected]













Ms Normaliza ABDUL MANAF Science Officer Centre for Global Sustainability Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia Level 5, Hamzah Sendut Library (new wing) USM Penang 11800 Malaysia Tel: +604 6535428 Email: [email protected] Dr Mohd Sayuti HASSAN Senior Lecturer Centre for Global Sustainability Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia Level 5, Hamzah Sendut Library (new wing) USM Penang 11800 Malaysia Email: [email protected] Ms Siti Fairuz MOHD RADZI RESEARCH OFFICER Centre for Global Sustainability Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia Level 5, Hamzah Sendut Library (new wing) USM Penang 11800 Malaysia Tel: +6046536654 Email: [email protected] Ms Sharifah Nurlaili Farhana SYED AZHAR Research Officer Centre for Global Sustainability Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia Level 5, Hamzah Sendut Library (new wing) USM Penang 11800 Malaysia Tel: +6046536650 Email: [email protected] Philippines

Ishmael C. NARAG

Supervising Science Research Specialist /

Officer-in-Charge

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and

Seismology

CP Garcia Avenue, University of the

Philippines Campus Quezon City

1101

Philippines

Tel: +632 426 1468 loc. 124

Fax: F: +632 927 1087

Email: [email protected]

Ms Mylene VILLEGAS

Chief Science Research Specialist

Geologic Disaster Awareness and

Preparedness Division

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and

Seismology (PHIVOLCS)

PHIVOLCS Bldg. C.P. Garcia Avenue,

University of the Philippines, Diliman

Campus

Quezon City 1101

Philippines

Tel: 63-2 927 45 24

Fax: 63-2 929 83 66

Email:

[email protected]

Dr Renato SOLIDUM, JR

Undersecretary on Disaster Risk

Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation

of the Department of Science and

Technology

and Officer in Charge for the Philippine

Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

CP Garcia Avenue, University of the

Philippines Campus Quezon City

1101

Philippines

Tel: 63 926 26 11

Fax: 63 929 83 66


Thailand

Rear Admiral Tavorn CHAROENDEE

National Disaster Warning Center

4353 Sukumwit Road, Bang-na

bangkok 10260

Thailand











Vietnam

Ms Phung NGOC ANH

The Marine Department of The National

Boundary Commission

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam

No. 58, Nguyen Du Str., Hai Ba Trung Dis.

Ha Noi 100000

Vietnam

Tel: +84936225288


Xuan Anh NGUYEN

Director

Institute of Geophysics, Vietnam Academy

of Science and Technology

18 Hoang Quoc Viet street, Cau Giay

District

Hanoi Vietnam


Observers

Japan – NWPTAC

Mr Tomoaki OZAKI

Senior Coordinator for International

Earthquake and Tsunami Information

(from April 1st, 2015)

Japan Meteorological Agency, Tokyo

1-3-4 Otemachi Chiyoda-ku

Tokyo 100-8122

Japan

Tel: +81 3 3212-8341 ex. 4839


Mr Stuart WEINSTEIN

Deputy Director

Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

91-270 Fort Weaver Road Ewa Beach

Hawaii 96706

United States

Tel: 808-689-8207

Fax: 808-689-4543


Technical Secretariat

UNESCO

Mr Bernardo ALIAGA

Programme Specialist, Tsunami Unit

Intergovernmental Oceanographic

Commission of UNESCO

7 Place de Fontenoy

75732 Paris Cedex 07, France

Tel: +33 1 45 68 39 80

Fax: +33 1 45 68 50 10







ICG/PTWS-WG-SCS-VI/3 Annex VI

ANNEX VI

LIST OF ACRONYMS

BDMD Brunei Darussalam Meteorological Department

BIG Badan Information Geospatial

BMKG Indonesian Agency for Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysics

CBS Cell Broadcasting Services

CEA China Earthquake Administration

CMT Centroid Moment Tensor

ComMIT COMmunity Model Interface for Tsunami

DART Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis Project

DSS Decision Support System

EITWC Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Centre

GEM Global Earthquake Model

GTS Global Telecommunication System

HKO Hong Kong Observatory

ICG Intergovernmental Coordination Group

ICG/PTWS Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System

IGP Institute of Geophysics

InaTEWS Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System

IOC Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission

SLMF Sea Level Station Monitoring Facility

IOTIC Indian Ocean Tsunami Information Center

IOTWMS Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System

JMA Japan Meteorological Agency

MMD Malaysian Meteorological Department

MONRE Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

MOST Method of Splitting Tsunami model

ICG/PTWS-WG-SCS-VI/3 Annex VI – page 2

NDMC National Disaster Management Center, Brunei Darussalam

NMEFC National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center

NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NSC National Seismic Centre, Brunei Darussalam

NTWC National Tsunami Warning Center

NWPTAC Northwest Pacific Tsunami Advisory Center

PAE Public Awareness and Education

PHIVOLCS Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

PMEL Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory

PTWC Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

PTWS Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System

SCSTAC South China Sea Tsunami Advisory Center

SCS-WG Regional Working Group on Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System for the South China Sea Region

SOA State Oceanic Administration of China

SOP Standard Operating Procedure

THAI NDWC National Disaster Warning Center, Thailand

TSP Tsunami Service Provider

TNC Tsunami National Contact

TT Task Team

TTT Tsunami Travel Time module

TWFP Tsunami Warning Focal Point

UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

VAST Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology

WG Working Group

In this Series, entitled

Reports of Meetings of Experts and Equivalent Bodies, which was initiated in 1984 and which is published in English only, unless otherwise specified, the reports of the following meetings have already been issued:

1. Third Meeting of the Central Editorial Board for the Geological/Geophysical Atlases of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

2. Fourth Meeting of the Central Editorial Board for the Geological/Geophysical Atlases of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans S. Fourth Session of the Joint IOC-WMO-CPPS Working Group on the Investigations of 'El Niño' (Also printed in Spanish)

4. First Session of the IOC-FAO Guiding Group of Experts on the Programme of Ocean Science in Relation to Living Resources

5. First Session of the IOC-UN(OETB) Guiding Group of Experts on the Programme of Ocean Science in Relation to Non-Living Resources

6. First Session of the Editorial Board for the International Bathymetric Chart of the Mediterranean and Overlay Sheets

7. First Session of the Joint CCOP(SOPAC)-IOC Working Group on South Pacific Tectonics and Resources

8. First Session of the IODE Group of Experts on Marine Information Management

9. Tenth Session of the Joint CCOP-IOC Working Group on Post-IDOE Studies in East Asian Tectonics and Resources

10. Sixth Session of the IOC-UNEP Group of Experts on Methods, Standards and Intercalibration

11. First Session of the IOC Consultative Group on Ocean Mapping (Also printed in French and Spanish)

12. Joint 100-WMO Meeting for Implementation of IGOSS XBT Ships-of-Opportunity Programmes

13. Second Session of the Joint CCOP/SOPAC-IOC Working Group on South Pacific Tectonics and Resources

14. Third Session of the Group of Experts on Format Development

15. Eleventh Session of the Joint CCOP-IOC Working Group on Post-IDOE Studies of South-East Asian Tectonics and Resources

16. Second Session of the IOC Editorial Board for the International Bathymetric Chart of the Mediterranean and Overlay Sheets

17. Seventh Session of the IOC-UNEP Group of Experts on Methods, Standards and lntercalibration

18. Second Session of the IOC Group of Experts on Effects of Pollutants

19. Primera Reunión del Comité Editorial de la COI para la Carta Batimétrica lnternacional del Mar Caribe y Parte del Océano Pacífico frente a Centroamérica (Spanish only)

20. Third Session of the Joint CCOP/SOPAC-IOC Working Group on South Pacific Tectonics and Resources

21. Twelfth Session of the Joint CCOP-IOC Working Group on Post-IDOE Studies of South-East Asian Tectonics and Resources

22. Second Session of the IODE Group of Experts on Marine Information Management

23. First Session of the IOC Group of Experts on Marine Geology and Geophysics in the Western Pacific

24. Second Session of the IOC-UN(OETB) Guiding Group of Experts on the Programme of Ocean Science in Relation to Non-Living Resources (Also printed in French and Spanish)

25. Third Session of the IOC Group of Experts on Effects of Pollutants

26. Eighth Session of the IOC-UNEP Group of Experts on Methods, Standards and lntercalibration

27. Eleventh Session of the Joint IOC-IHO Guiding Committee for the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (Also printed in French)

28. Second Session of the IOC-FAO Guiding Group of Experts on the Programme of Ocean Science in Relation to Living Resources

29. First Session of the IOC-IAEA-UNEP Group of Experts on Standards and Reference Materials

30. First Session of the IOCARIBE Group of Experts on Recruitment in Tropical Coastal Demersal Communities (Also printed in Spanish)

31. Second IOC-WMO Meeting for Implementation of IGOSS XBT Ship-of-Opportunity Programmes

32. Thirteenth Session of the Joint CCOP-IOC Working Group on Post-IDOE Studies of East Asia Tectonics and Resources

33. Second Session of the IOC Task Team on the Global Sea-Level Observing System

34. Third Session of the IOC Editorial Board for the International Bathymetric Chart of the Mediterranean and Overlay Sheets

35. Fourth Session of the IOC-UNEP-IMO Group of Experts on Effects of Pollutants

36. First Consultative Meeting on RNODCs and Climate Data Services

37. Second Joint IOC-WMO Meeting of Experts on IGOSS-IODE Data Flow

38. Fourth Session of the Joint CCOP/SOPAC-IOC Working Group on South Pacific Tectonics and Resources

39. Fourth Session of the IODE Group of Experts on Technical Aspects of Data Exchange

40. Fourteenth Session of the Joint CCOP-IOC Working Group on Post-IDOE Studies of East Asian Tectonics and Resources

41. Third Session of the IOC Consultative Group on Ocean Mapping

42. Sixth Session of the Joint IOC-WMO-CCPS Working Group on the Investigations of 'El Niño' (Also printed in Spanish)

43. First Session of the IOC Editorial Board for the International Bathymetric Chart of the Western Indian Ocean

44. Third Session of the IOC-UN(OALOS) Guiding Group of Experts on the Programme of Ocean Science in Relation to Non-Living Resources

45. Ninth Session of the IOC-UNEP Group of Experts on Methods, Standards and lntercalibration

46. Second Session of the IOC Editorial Board for the International Bathymetric Chart of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico

47. Cancelled

48. Twelfth Session of the Joint IOC-IHO Guiding Committee for the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans

49. Fifteenth Session of the Joint CCOP-IOC Working Group on Post-IDOE Studies of East Asian Tectonics and Resources

50. Third Joint IOC-WMO Meeting for Implementation of IGOSS XBT Ship-of-Opportunity Programmes

51. First Session of the IOC Group of Experts on the Global Sea-Level Observing System

52. Fourth Session of the IOC Editorial Board for the International Bathymetric Chart of the Mediterranean

53. First Session of the IOC Editorial Board for the International Chart of the Central Eastern Atlantic (Also printed in French)

54. Third Session of the IOC Editorial Board for the International Bathymetric Chart of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico (Also printed in Spanish)

55. Fifth Session of the IOC-UNEP-IMO Group of Experts on Effects of Pollutants

56. Second Session of the IOC Editorial Board for the International Bathymetric Chart of the Western Indian Ocean

57. First Meeting of the IOC ad hoc Group of Experts on Ocean Mapping in the WESTPAC Area

58. Fourth Session of the IOC Consultative Group on Ocean Mapping

59. Second Session of the IOC-WMO/IGOSS Group of Experts on Operations and Technical Applications

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60. Second Session of the IOC Group of Experts on the Global Sea-Level Observing System

61. UNEP-IOC-WMO Meeting of Experts on Long-Term Global Monitoring System of Coastal and Near-Shore Phenomena Related to Climate Change

62. Third Session of the IOC-FAO Group of Experts on the Programme of Ocean Science in Relation to Living Resources

63. Second Session of the IOC-IAEA-UNEP Group of Experts on Standards and Reference Materials

64. Joint Meeting of the Group of Experts on Pollutants and the Group of Experts on Methods, Standards and Intercalibration

65. First Meeting of the Working Group on Oceanographic Co-operation in the ROPME Sea Area

66. Fifth Session of the Editorial Board for the International Bathymetric and its Geological/Geophysical Series

67. Thirteenth Session of the IOC-IHO Joint Guiding Committee for the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (Also printed in French)

68. International Meeting of Scientific and Technical Experts on Climate Change and Oceans

69. UNEP-IOC-WMO-IUCN Meeting of Experts on a Long-Term Global Monitoring System

70. Fourth Joint IOC-WMO Meeting for Implementation of IGOSS XBT Ship-of-Opportunity Programmes

71. ROPME-IOC Meeting of the Steering Committee on Oceanographic Co-operation in the ROPME Sea Area

72. Seventh Session of the Joint IOC-WMO-CPPS Working Group on the Investigations of 'El Niño' (Spanish only)

73. Fourth Session of the IOC Editorial Board for the International Bathymetric Chart of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico (Also printed in Spanish)

74. UNEP-IOC-ASPEI Global Task Team on the Implications of Climate Change on Coral Reefs

75. Third Session of the IODE Group of Experts on Marine Information Management

76. Fifth Session of the IODE Group of Experts on Technical Aspects of Data Exchange

77. ROPME-IOC Meeting of the Steering Committee for the Integrated Project Plan for the Coastal and Marine Environment of the ROPME Sea Area

78. Third Session of the IOC Group of Experts on the Global Sea-level Observing System

79. Third Session of the IOC-IAEA-UNEP Group of Experts on Standards and Reference Materials

80. Fourteenth Session of the Joint IOC-IHO Guiding Committee for the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans

81. Fifth Joint IOG-WMO Meeting for Implementation of IGOSS XBT Ship-of-Opportunity Programmes

82. Second Meeting of the UNEP-IOC-ASPEI Global Task Team on the Implications of climate Change on Coral Reefs

83. Seventh Session of the JSC Ocean Observing System Development Panel

84. Fourth Session of the IODE Group of Experts on Marine Information Management

85. Sixth Session of the IOC Editorial Board for the International Bathymetric chart of the Mediterranean and its Geological/Geophysical Series

86. Fourth Session of the Joint IOC-JGOFS Panel on Carbon Dioxide

87. First Session of the IOC Editorial Board for the International Bathymetric Chart of the Western Pacific

88. Eighth Session of the JSC Ocean Observing System Development Panel

89. Ninth Session of the JSC Ocean Observing System Development Panel

90. Sixth Session of the IODE Group of Experts on Technical Aspects of Data Exchange

91. First Session of the IOC-FAO Group of Experts on OSLR for the IOCINCWIO Region

92. Fifth Session of the Joint IOC-JGOFS CO, Advisory Panel Meeting

93. Tenth Session of the JSC Ocean Observing System Development Panel

94. First Session of the Joint CMM-IGOSS-IODE Sub-group on Ocean Satellites and Remote Sensing

95. Third Session of the IOC Editorial Board for the International Chart of the Western Indian Ocean

96. Fourth Session of the IOC Group of Experts on the Global Sea Level Observing System

97. Joint Meeting of GEMSI and GEEP Core Groups

98. First Session of the Joint Scientific and Technical Committee for Global Ocean Observing System

99. Second International Meeting of Scientific and Technical Experts on Climate Change and the Oceans

100. First Meeting of the Officers of the Editorial Board for the International Bathymetric Chart of the Western Pacific

101. Fifth Session of the IOC Editorial Board for the International Bathymetric Chart of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico

102. Second Session of the Joint Scientific and Technical Committee for Global Ocean Observing System

103. Fifteenth Session of the Joint IOC-IHO Committee for the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans

104. Fifth Session of the IOC Consultative Group on Ocean Mapping

105. Fifth Session of the IODE Group of Experts on Marine Information Management

106. IOC-NOAA Ad hoc Consultation on Marine Biodiversity

107. Sixth Joint IOC-WMO Meeting for Implementation of IGOSS XBT Ship-of-Opportunity Programmes

108. Third Session of the Health of the Oceans (HOTO) Panel of the Joint Scientific and Technical Committee for GLOSS

109. Second Session of the Strategy Subcommittee (SSC) of the IOC-WMO-UNEP Intergovernmental Committee for the Global Ocean Observing System

110. Third Session of the Joint Scientific and Technical Committee for Global Ocean Observing System

111. First Session of the Joint GCOS-GOOS-WCRP Ocean Observations Panel for Climate

112. Sixth Session of the Joint IOC-JGOFS C02 Advisory Panel Meeting

113. First Meeting of the IOC/WESTPAC Co-ordinating Committee for the North-East Asian Regional - Global Ocean Observing System (NEAR-GOOS)

114. Eighth Session of the Joint IOC-WMO-CPPS Working Group on the Investigations of "El Niño" (Spanish only)

115. Second Session of the IOC Editorial Board of the International Bathymetric Chart of the Central Eastern Atlantic (Also printed in French)

116. Tenth Session of the Officers Committee for the Joint IOC-IHO General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO), USA, 1996

117. IOC Group of Experts on the Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS), Fifth Session, USA, 1997

118. Joint Scientific Technical Committee for Global Ocean Observing System (J-GOOS), Fourth Session, USA, 1997

199 First Session of the Joint 100-WMO IGOSS Ship-of-Opportunity Programme Implementation Panel, South Africa, 1997

120. Report of Ocean Climate Time-Series Workshop, Joint GCOS-GOOS-WCRP Ocean Observations Panel for Climate, USA, 1997

121. IOC/WESTPAC Co-ordinating Committee for the North-East Asian Regional Global Ocean Observing System (NEAR-GOOS), Second Session, Thailand, 1997

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122. First Session of the IOC-IUCN-NOAA Ad hoc Consultative Meeting on Large Marine Ecosystems (LME), France, 1997

123. Second Session of the Joint GCOS-GOOS-WCRP Ocean Observations Panel for Climate (OOPC), South Africa, 1997

124. Sixth Session of the IOC Editorial Board for the International Bathymetric Chart of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, Colombia, 1996 (also printed in Spanish)

125. Seventh Session of the IODE Group of Experts on Technical Aspects of Data Exchange, Ireland, 1997

126. IOC-WMO-UNEP-ICSU Coastal Panel of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), First Session, France, 1997

127. Second Session of the IOC-IUCN-NOAA Consultative Meeting on Large Marine Ecosystems (LME), France, 1998

128. Sixth Session of the IOC Consultative Group on Ocean Mapping (CGOM), Monaco, 1997

129. Sixth Session of the Tropical Atmosphere - Ocean Array (TAO) Implementation Panel, United Kingdom, 1997

130. First Session of the IOC-WMO-UNEP-ICSU Steering Committee of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), France, 1998

131. Fourth Session of the Health of the Oceans (HOTO) Panel of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), Singapore, 1997

132. Sixteenth Session of the Joint IOC-IHO Guiding Committee for the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO), United Kingdom, 1997

133. First Session of the IOC-WMO-UNEP-ICSU-FAO Living Marine Resources Panel of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), France, 1998

134. Fourth Session of the IOC Editorial Board for the International Bathymetric Chart of the Western Indian Ocean (IOC/EB-IBCWIO-IW3), South Africa, 1997

135. Third Session of the Joint GCOS-GOOS-WCRP Ocean Observations Panel for Climate (OOPC), France, 1998

136. Seventh Session of the Joint IOC-JGOFS C02 Advisory Panel Meeting, Germany, 1997

137. Implementation of Global Ocean Observations for GOOS/GCOS, First Session, Australia, 1998

138. Implementation of Global Ocean Observations for GOOS/GCOS, Second Session, France, 1998

139. Second Session of the IOC-WMO-UNEP-ICSU Coastal Panel of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), Brazil, 1998

140. Third Session of IOC/WESTPAC Co-ordinating Committee for the North-East Asian Regional - Global Ocean Observing System (NEAR-GOOS), China, 1998

141. Ninth Session of the Joint IOC-WMO-CPPS Working Group on the Investigations of 'El Niño', Ecuador, 1998 (Spanish only)

142. Seventh Session of the IOC Editorial Board for the International Bathymetric Chart of the Mediterranean and its Geological/Geophysical Series, Croatia, 1998

143. Seventh Session of the Tropical Atmosphere-Ocean Array (TAO) Implementation Panel, Abidjan, Côte d'lvoire, 1998

144. Sixth Session of the IODE Group of Experts on Marine Information Management (GEMIM), USA, 1999

145. Second Session of the IOC-WMO-UNEP-ICSU Steering Committee of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), China, 1999

146. Third Session of the IOC-WMO-UNEP-ICSU Coastal Panel of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), Ghana, 1999

147. Fourth Session of the GCOS-GOOS-WCRP Ocean Observations Panel for Climate (OOPC); Fourth Session of the WCRP CLIVAR Upper Ocean Panel (UOP); Special Joint Session of OOPC and UOP, USA, 1999

148. Second Session of the IOC-WMO-UNEP-ICSU-FAO Living Marine Resources Panel of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), France, 1999

149. Eighth Session of the Joint IOC-JGOFS CO2 Advisory Panel Meeting, Japan, 1999

150. Fourth Session of the IOC/WESTPAC Co-ordinating Committee for the North-East Asian Regional – Global Ocean Observing System (NEAR-GOOS), Japan, 1999

151. Seventh Session of the IOC Consultative Group on Ocean Mapping (CGOM), Monaco, 1999

152. Sixth Session of the IOC Group of Experts on the Global Sea level Observing System (GLOSS), France, 1999

153. Seventeenth Session of the Joint IOC-IHO Guiding Committee for the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO), Canada, 1999

154. Comité Editorial de la COI para la Carta Batimétrica Internacional del Mar Caribe y el Golfo de Mexico (IBCCA), Septima Reunión, Mexico, 1998

IOC Editorial Board for the International Bathymetric Chart of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico (IBCCA), Seventh Session, Mexico, 1998

155. Initial Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) Commitments Meeting, IOC-WMO-UNEP-ICSU/Impl-III/3, France, 1999

156. First Session of the ad hoc Advisory Group for IOCARIBE-GOOS, Venezuela, 1999 (also printed in Spanish and French)

157. Fourth Session of the IOC-WMO-UNEP-ICSU Coastal Panel of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), China, 1999

158. Eighth Session of the IOC Editorial Board for the International Bathymetric Chart of the Mediterranean and its Geological/Geophysical Series, Russian Federation, 1999

159. Third Session of the IOC-WMO-UNEP-ICSU-FAO Living Marine Resources Panel of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), Chile, 1999

160. Fourth Session of the IOC-WMO-UNEP-ICSU-FAO Living Marine Resources Panel of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS). Hawaii, 2000

161. Eighth Session of the IODE Group of Experts on Technical Aspects of Data Exchange, USA, 2000

162. Third Session of the IOC-IUCN-NOAA Consultative Meeting on Large Marine Ecosystems (LME), France, 2000

163. Fifth Session of the IOC-WMO-UNEP-ICSU Coastal Panel of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), Poland, 2000

164. Third Session of the IOC-WMO-UNEP-ICSU Steering Committee of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), France, 2000

165. Second Session of the ad hoc Advisory Group for IOCARIBE-GOOS, Cuba, 2000 (also printed in Spanish and French)

166. First Session of the Coastal Ocean Observations Panel, Costa Rica, 2000

167. First GOOS Users' Forum, 2000

168. Seventh Session of the Group of Experts on the Global Sea Level Observing System, Honolulu, 2001

169. First Session of the Advisory Body of Experts on the Law of the Sea (ABE-LOS), France, 2001 (also printed in French)

170. Fourth Session of the IOC-WMO-UNEP-ICSU Steering Committee of the Global Ocean Observing System, Chile, 2001

171. First Session of the IOC-SCOR Ocean CO2 Advisory Panel, France, 2000

172. Fifth Session of the GCOS-GOOS-WCRP Ocean Observations Panel for Climate (OOPC), Norway, 2000 (electronic copy only)

173. Third Session of the ad hoc Advisory Group for IOCARIBE-GOOS, USA, 2001 (also printed in Spanish and French)

174. Second Session of the Coastal Ocean Observations Panel and GOOS Users' Forum, Italy, 2001

175. Second Session of the Black Sea GOOS Workshop, Georgia, 2001

176. Fifth Session of the IOC/WESTPAC Co-ordinating Committee for the North-East Asian Regional – Global Ocean Observing System (NEAR-GOOS), Republic of Korea, 2000

177. Second Session of the Advisory Body of Experts on the Law of the Sea (IOC/ABE-LOS), Morocco, 2002 (also printed in French)

178. Sixth Session of the Joint GCOS-GOOS-WCRP Ocean Observations Panel for Climate (OOPC), Australia, 2001 (electronic copy only)

179. Cancelled

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180. Second Session of the IOC-SCOR Ocean CO2 Advisory Panel, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A, 2002 (electronic copy only)

181. IOC Workshop on the Establishment of SEAGOOS in the Wider Southeast Asian Region, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 2001 (SEAGOOS preparatory workshop) (electronic copy only)

182. First Session of the IODE Steering Group for the Resource Kit, USA, 19–21 March 2001

183. Fourth Session of the IOC-IUCN-NOAA Consultative Meeting on Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs), France, 2002

184. Seventh Session of the IODE Group of Experts on Marine Information Management (GEMIM), France, 2002 (electronic copy only)

185. Sixth Session of IOC/WESTPAC Coordinating Committee for the North-East Asian Regional - Global Ocean Observing System (NEAR-GOOS), Republic of Korea, 2001 (electronic copy only)

186. First Session of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) Capacity Building Panel, Switzerland, 2002 (electronic copy only)

187. Fourth Session of the ad hoc Advisory Group for IOCARIBE-GOOS, 2002, Mexico (also printed in French and Spanish)

188. Fifth Session of the IOC Editorial Board for the International Bathymetric Chart of the Western Indian Ocean (IBCWIO), Mauritius, 2000

189. Third session of the Editorial Board for the International Bathymetric Chart of the Western Pacific, Chine, 2000

190. Third Session of the Coastal Ocean Observations Panel and GOOS Users' Forum, Vietnam, 2002

191. Eighth Session of the IOC Consultative Group on Ocean Mapping, Russian Federation, 2001

192. Third Session of the Advisory Body of Experts on the Law of the Sea (IOC/ABE-LOS), Lisbon, 2003 (also printed in French)

193. Extraordinary Session of the Joint IOC-WMO-CPPS Working Group on the Investigations of 'El Niño', Chile, 1999 (Spanish only; electronic copy only)

194. Fifth Session of the IOC-WMO-UNEP-ICSU Steering Committee of the Global Ocean Observing System, France, 2002

195. Sixth Session of the IOC-WMO-UNEP-ICSU Steering Committee of the Global Ocean Observing System, South Africa, 2003

196. Fourth Session of the Coastal Ocean Observations Panel, South Africa, 2002 (electronic copy only)

197. First Session of the JCOMM/IODE Expert Team On Data Management Practices, Belgium, 2003 (also JCOMM Meeting Report No. 25)

198. Fifth Session of the IOC-IUCN-NOAA Consultative Meeting on Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs), Paris, 2003

199. Ninth Session of the IOC Consultative Group on Ocean Mapping, Monaco, 2003 (Recommendations in English, French, Russian and Spanish included)

200. Eighth Session of the IOC Group of Experts on the Global Sea level Observing System (GLOSS), France, 2003 (electronic copy only)

201. Fourth Session of the Advisory Body of Experts on the Law of the Sea (IOC/ABE-LOS), Greece, 2004 (also printed in French)

202. Sixth Session of the IOC-IUCN-NOAA Consultative Meeting on Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs), Paris, 2004 (electronic copy only)

203. Fifth Session of the Advisory Body of Experts on the Law of the Sea (IOC/ABE-LOS), Argentina, 2005 (also printed in French)

204. Ninth Session of the IOC Group of Experts on the Global Sea level Observing System (GLOSS), France, 2005 (electronic copy only)

205. Eighth Session of the IOC/WESTPAC Co-ordinating Committee for the North-East Asian Regional – Global Ocean Observing System (NEAR-GOOS), China, 2003 (electronic copy only)

206. Sixth Meeting of the Advisory Body of Experts on the Law of the Sea (IOC/ABE-LOS), Spain, 2006 (also printed in French)

207. Third Session of the Regional Forum of the Global Ocean Observing System, South Africa, 2006 (electronic copy only)

208. Seventh Session of the IOC-UNEP-IUCN-NOAA Consultative Meeting on Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs), Paris, 2005 (electronic copy only)

209. Eighth Session of the IOC-UNEP-IUCN-NOAA Consultative Meeting on Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs), Paris, 2006 (electronic copy only)

210. Seventh Meeting of the IOC Advisory Body of Experts on the Law of the Sea (IOC/ABE-LOS), Gabon, 2007 (bilingual English/French)

211. First Meeting of the IOC Working Group on the Future of IOC, Paris, 2008 (Executive Summary in English, French, Russian and Spanish included)

212. First meeting of the Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards Related to Sea-Level Warning and Mitigation Systems (TOWS-WG), Paris, 3–4 April 2008 (Executive Summary in English, French, Russian and Spanish included)

213. First Session of the Panel for Integrated Coastal Observation (PICO-I), Paris, 10–11 April 2008 (electronic copy only)

214. Tenth Session of the IOC Group of Experts on the Global Sea level Observing System (GLOSS), Paris, 6–8 June 2007 (electronic copy only)

215. Eighth Meeting of the IOC Advisory Body of Experts on the Law of the Sea (IOC/ABE-LOS), Paris, 21–25 April 2008 (bilingual English/French)

216. Fourth Session of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) Regional Alliances Forum (GRF), Guayaquil, Ecuador, 25–27 November 2008 (electronic copy only)

217. Second Session of the Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards Related to Sea-Level Warning and Mitigation Systems (TOWS-WG), Paris, 27 March 2009 (Executive Summary in English, French, Russian and Spanish included)

218. Ninth Meeting of the IOC Advisory Body of Experts on the Law of the Sea (IOC/ABE-LOS), Paris, 30 March–3 April 2009 (bilingual English/French)

219. First Session of the IOC-SCOR International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project (IOCCP) Scientific Steering Group (also IOCCP Reports, 3), Broomfield, Colorado, U.S.A., 1 October 2005 (electronic copy only)

220. Second Session of the IOC-SCOR International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project (IOCCP) Scientific Steering Group (also IOCCP Reports, 6), Paris, France, 20 April 2007 (electronic copy only)

221. Third Session of the IOC-SCOR International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project (IOCCP) Scientific Steering Group (also IOCCP Reports, 10), Villefranche-sur-mer, France, 3–4 October 2008 (electronic copy only)

222. Fourth Session of the IOC-SCOR International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project (IOCCP) Scientific Steering Group (also IOCCP Reports, 15), Jena, Germany, 14 September 2009 (electronic copy only)

223. First Meeting of the joint IOC-ICES Study Group on Nutrient Standards (SGONS) (also IOCCP Reports, 20), Paris, France, 23–24 March 2010 (Executive Summary in E, F, R, S included)

224. Third Session of the Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards Related to Sea-Level Warning and Mitigation Systems (TOWS-WG), Lisbon, Portugal, 5–6 May 2010 (Executive Summary in English, French, Russian and Spanish included)

225. Eleventh Session of the IOC Group of Experts on the Global Sea level Observing System (GLOSS), Paris, 13–15 May 2009 (electronic copy only)

226. Second Session of the Panel for Integrated Coastal Observation (PICO-II), Paris, 24–26 February 2009 (electronic copy only)

227. First meeting of the Task Team on Seismic Data Exchange in the South West Pacific of the ICG/PTWS Regional Working Group for the Southwest Pacific, Port Vila, Vanuatu, 19–20 October 2009 (electronic copy only)

228. Fourth Session of the Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards Related to Sea-Level Warning and Mitigation Systems (TOWS-WG), Paris, France, 20–21 March 2011 (Executive Summary in English, French, Russian and Spanish included)

229. Second Session of the IODE Steering Group for Ocean Teacher (SG-OT), Miami, Florida, 11–15 April 2011

230. First Meeting of the Inter-ICG Task Team 1 on Sea Level Monitoring for Tsunami (Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards Related to Sea-Level Warning and Mitigation Systems (TOWS-WG), Seattle, USA, 29 November–1 December 2010

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231. First Meeting of the Inter-ICG Task Team 2 on Disaster Management and Preparedness (Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards Related to Sea-Level Warning and Mitigation Systems (TOWS-WG), Seattle, USA, 29 November–1 December 2010

232. First Meeting of the Inter-ICG Task Team 3 on Tsunami Watch Operations (Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards Related to Sea-Level Warning and Mitigation Systems (TOWS-WG), Seattle, USA, 29 November–1 December 2010

233. Primera Reunión del Grupo de Trabajo Regional para América Central del Grupo Intergubernamental de Coordinación del Sistema de Alerta contra los Tsunamis y Atenuación de sus Efectos en el Pacífico (ICG/PTWS), Managua (Nicaragua) del 4 al 6 de noviembre de 2009 (Resumen dispositivo en español e inglés)

234. Segunda Reunión del Grupo de Trabajo Regional para América Central del Grupo Intergubernamental de Coordinación del Sistema de Alerta contra los Tsunamis y Atenuación de sus Efectos en el Pacífico (ICG/PTWS), San Salvador (El Salvador) del 28 al 30 de septiembre de 2011 (Resumen dispositivo en español e inglés)

235. First Session of the Joint IODE-JCOMM Steering Group for the Global Temperature-Salinity Profile Programme (SG-GTSPP), 16–20 April 2012, Ostend, Belgium

236. Ad hoc Session of the Joint JCOMM-IODE Steering Group for the Ocean Data Standards Pilot Project (SG-ODSPP), 23–25 April 2012, Ostend, Belgium

237. First Meeting of the Regional Working Group on Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System for the South China Sea Region (SCS-WG), Sanya, China, 12–14 December 2011

238. First Meeting of the IODE Steering Group for OceanDocs (SG-OceanDocs), 24–27 January 2012, Ostend, Belgium

239. Fifth Session of the Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards Related to Sea-Level Warning and Mitigation Systems (TOWS-WG), Tokyo, Japan, 15 February 2012 (Executive Summary in English, French, Russian and Spanish included)

240. Ad hoc Session of the IODE Group of Experts on Biological and Chemical Data Management and Exchange Practices (GE-BICH), Ostend, Belgium, 25 October 2012

241. Twelfth Session of the IODE Group of Experts on Marine Information Management (GE-MIM), Miami, USA, 22–25 January 2013

242. Twelfth Session of the IOC Group of Experts on the Global Sea level Observing System (GLOSS), Paris, 9–11 November 2011 (electronic copy only)

243. Meeting of the Pacific Tsunami Warning System Working Group 2 on Detection, Warning and Dissemination Task Team on PacWave11, Honolulu, USA, 21 May 2012 (electronic copy only)

244. Sixth Session of the Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards Related to Sea-Level Warning and Mitigation Systems (TOWS-WG), Paris, 20–21 February 2013 (Executive Summary in English, French, Russian and Spanish included)

245. Second Meeting of the Regional Working Group on Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System for the South China Sea Region (SCS-WG), Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, 16–18 October 2012 (electronic copy only)

246. Seventh Meeting of the Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards Related to Sea-Level Warning and Mitigation Systems, UNESCO, Paris, 12–13 February 2014 (Executive Summary in English, French, Russian and Spanish included)

247. Third Meeting of the Regional Working Group on Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System for the South China Sea Region (SCS-WG), Hong-Kong, China, 6–7 April 2014 (electronic copy only)

248. Tercera Reunión del Grupo de Trabajo Regional para América Central del Grupo Intergubernamental de Coordinación del Sistema de Alerta contra los Tsunamis y Atenuación de sus Efectos en el Pacífico (ICG/PTWS), Managua, Nicaragua, del 29 al 30 de septiembre de 2014 (Resumen dispositivo en español e inglés)

249. Workshop on Tsunami Modelling and Mitigation of the ICG/CARIBE-EWS Working Group 2: Tsunami Hazard Assessment, 1–3 December 2014, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia (electronic copy only)

250. Fourth meeting of the Regional Working Group on Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System for the South China Sea Region (SCS-WG), Jakarta, Indonesia, 11–12 February 2015 (electronic copy only)

251. Eighth Session of the Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards Related to Sea-Level Warning and Mitigation Systems (TOWS-WG), Paris, 12–13 March 2015 (Executive Summary in English, French, Russian and Spanish included)

252. Ninth Meeting of the Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards Related to Sea-Level Warning and Mitigation Systems, UNESCO, Paris, 25-26 February 2016 (Executive Summary in English, French, Russian and Spanish included)

253. Fifth Meeting of the Regional Working Group on Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System for the South China Sea Region (SCS-WG), Manila, Philippines, 2–3 March 2016 (electronic copy only)

254. Second Meeting of the Regional Working Group for the North West Indian Ocean (WG-NWIO), Tehran, Islamic Republic of, 27–28 February 2017 (electronic copy only)

255. Sixth Meeting of the Regional Working Group on Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System for the South China Sea Region (SCS-WG), Shanghai, China, 1–3 March 2017 (electronic copy only)

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