Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS)

摘要: Abstract Early warning systems represent an innovative and effective approach to mitigate the risk associated with natural hazards. technologies are now available for almost all hazards already in operation parts of world. Nevertheless, recent disasters such as Indian Ocean tsunami 2004 Katrina hurricane 2005, highlighted inadequacies early technologies. Efforts towards development a global system necessary turning tide processes There is pressing need globally comprehensive based on existing systems. The should be mechanism which can consolidate scientific information evidences, package this knowledge form usable international national decision makers actively disseminate those users. proposed Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) will provide emanating from monitoring, Earth observing users near-real-time mode bridge gap between community policy makers. Characteristics operational aspects service, GEAS, discussed.