Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
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The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center is a NOAA-operated facility that monitors seismic and oceanographic data to detect tsunamis and issue timely warnings for Pacific and other vulnerable coastal regions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pacific Tsunami Warning Center canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4153950 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pacific Tsunami Warning Center Context triple: [2010 Chile earthquake, tsunamiWarningIssuedBy, Pacific Tsunami Warning Center]
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A.
RSMC Washington
RSMC Washington is a World Meteorological Organization-designated center responsible for providing specialized meteorological analysis and forecasting, particularly for tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific and related regions.
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B.
RSMC Honolulu
RSMC Honolulu is a World Meteorological Organization-designated center responsible for specialized tropical cyclone forecasting and related meteorological services in the Central Pacific region.
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C.
RSMC Nadi
RSMC Nadi is a World Meteorological Organization-designated regional center in Fiji responsible for tropical cyclone forecasting and warnings in the South Pacific region.
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D.
NOAA Marine Operations Center–Pacific
NOAA Marine Operations Center–Pacific is a major National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration facility that supports and manages research and survey vessels operating in the Pacific Ocean.
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E.
RSMC Toulouse
RSMC Toulouse is a World Meteorological Organization-designated center in France that specializes in providing regional meteorological and atmospheric dispersion forecasts, particularly for environmental emergencies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pacific Tsunami Warning Center Target entity description: The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center is a NOAA-operated facility that monitors seismic and oceanographic data to detect tsunamis and issue timely warnings for Pacific and other vulnerable coastal regions.
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A.
RSMC Washington
RSMC Washington is a World Meteorological Organization-designated center responsible for providing specialized meteorological analysis and forecasting, particularly for tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific and related regions.
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B.
RSMC Honolulu
RSMC Honolulu is a World Meteorological Organization-designated center responsible for specialized tropical cyclone forecasting and related meteorological services in the Central Pacific region.
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C.
RSMC Nadi
RSMC Nadi is a World Meteorological Organization-designated regional center in Fiji responsible for tropical cyclone forecasting and warnings in the South Pacific region.
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D.
NOAA Marine Operations Center–Pacific
NOAA Marine Operations Center–Pacific is a major National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration facility that supports and manages research and survey vessels operating in the Pacific Ocean.
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E.
RSMC Toulouse
RSMC Toulouse is a World Meteorological Organization-designated center in France that specializes in providing regional meteorological and atmospheric dispersion forecasts, particularly for environmental emergencies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NOAA facility
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scientific agency ⓘ tsunami warning center ⓘ |
| areaServed |
Atlantic Ocean
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Caribbean Sea ⓘ Hawaii ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ U.S. Pacific territories ⓘ U.S. West Coast ⓘ
linked to:
West Coast of the United States
global oceans for informational products ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
International Tsunami Information Center
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Japan Meteorological Agency ⓘ Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System ⓘ U.S. Geological Survey ⓘ
linked to:
United States Geological Survey
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| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| dataSource |
Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis network
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Global Seismographic Network ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Ewa Beach, Hawaii
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linked to:
ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii, United States
Honolulu County, Hawaii ⓘ
linked to:
Honolulu County
|
| inception | 1949 ⓘ |
| issues |
tsunami advisories
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tsunami information statements ⓘ tsunami warnings ⓘ tsunami watches ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Hawaii–Aleutian Time Zone
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linked to:
Hawaii–Aleutian Standard Time
|
| memberOf | Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission tsunami programs ⓘ |
| monitors |
oceanographic data
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sea level data ⓘ seismic data ⓘ |
| operator |
NOAA
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ |
| originalName | Seismic Sea Wave Warning System ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| parentOrganization | National Weather Service ⓘ |
| partOf |
NOAA National Weather Service
ⓘ
linked to:
National Weather Service
|
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| purpose |
tsunami detection
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tsunami hazard mitigation support ⓘ tsunami warning ⓘ |
| renamed | Pacific Tsunami Warning Center ⓘ |
| renamedInYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| significantEventMonitored |
1960 Valdivia earthquake and tsunami
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linked to:
1960 Valdivia earthquake
1964 Alaska earthquake and tsunami ⓘ
linked to:
1964 Alaska earthquake
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami ⓘ
linked to:
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
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| usesInstrument |
DART buoys
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seismometers ⓘ tide gauges ⓘ tsunami buoys ⓘ |
| website | https://www.tsunami.gov ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pacific Tsunami Warning Center Description of subject: The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center is a NOAA-operated facility that monitors seismic and oceanographic data to detect tsunamis and issue timely warnings for Pacific and other vulnerable coastal regions.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific
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relatedTo
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Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
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