Test Glossary Import

A place where tide observations are obtained.

Tsunamis will damage all coastal facilities. This sea level gauge at Talcahuano was being used by the Chilean Navy to monitor the 27 February 2010 Chile tsunami. During the 11 March 2011 Japan tsunami, seven stations were destroyed or damaged and six stations stopped transmitting data leaving JMA unable to fully monitor the tsunami’s severity. Photo courtesy of R. Núñez Gundlach.