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Early warning and limits of predictability
One of the cornerstones of disaster reduction is early warning and predicting, as far as possible, the places affected, the timing and scale of an adverse...
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The Topography of the Mediterranean Sea - GPS reflection
Measurements of GPS signals that are reflected off the sea surface allow the detection of sea surface height differences with centimetre precision.
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Earthquake in Japan in 2011: an eye-witness account
A severe earthquake occurred in Japan on March 11, 2011. The seismologist Prof. Tilmann from the GeoForschungsZentrum was on site. Here is his report:
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Data Portal German Marine Research
The German marine research data portal provides a large number of marine research data.
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Earthquake risk in Germany
Earthquakes north of the Alps are generally much weaker than in the Mediterranean region or in the Pacific. Damage can, however, be considerable.