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- initialism seismology, US Initialism of Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
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The PTWC is a part of the National Weather Service, which falls under the umbrella of NOAA - the organization responsible for providing tsunami warnings in the U.S.
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The PTWC had been founded to warn against tsunamis generated by earthquakes, the most frequent cause of Pacific-wide tsunamis that were a threat to Hawaii.
Rogue Wave Boyd Morrison 2010
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It was difficult to recruit geophysicists who were willing to spend that many hours on-site, so to sweeten the deal, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—better known as NOAA, the parent organization of the PTWC—built houses on the Center grounds that some of the staff lived in for free.
Rogue Wave Boyd Morrison 2010
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Although the PTWC notified many different organizations throughout the Pacific about tsunami hazards, NASA was not one of them.
Rogue Wave Boyd Morrison 2010
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Kai had to let Manetti know that he had left the PTWC and that Manetti was now in charge of the only operating warning center.
Rogue Wave Boyd Morrison 2010
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What I do know is that we lost contact with Christmas Island, including the tide sensor, and the PTWC issued a tsunami warning.
Rogue Wave Boyd Morrison 2010
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Having two more scientists at the PTWC would be a big help.
Rogue Wave Boyd Morrison 2010
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Rather than being built three hundred yards from the ocean like the PTWC was, HSCD was well ensconced in a bunker inside Diamond Head crater.
Rogue Wave Boyd Morrison 2010
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Kai sprinted with Bilbo back to the van and motorcycle, both now idling in front of the PTWC building.
Rogue Wave Boyd Morrison 2010
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Like the PTWC, HSCD would be minimally staffed on a holiday.
Rogue Wave Boyd Morrison 2010
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