Flood warning systems - technical changes.

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Cock, R. A

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Australian Counter Disaster College

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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1988Description: 11p., 8 refsSubject: Technological change is having an ever increasing impact on all facets of the flood warning service. This paper briefly describes the technology used until recently in the flood warning service as provided by the Bureau of Meteorology and details a range of projects underway and coverage of the service as well as achieve operational economies. The projects described are in the areas of data collection and communications, data analysis and modelling systems and warning dissemination. Technologies offering the greatest potential for improvements in the near future are briefly described.

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Conference Dates 21-25 November 1988

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Technological change is having an ever increasing impact on all facets of the flood warning service. This paper briefly describes the technology used until recently in the flood warning service as provided by the Bureau of Meteorology and details a range of projects underway and coverage of the service as well as achieve operational economies. The projects described are in the areas of data collection and communications, data analysis and modelling systems and warning dissemination. Technologies offering the greatest potential for improvements in the near future are briefly described.

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