简介：Thetsunamiwasasuddenmarinedisasters.Tsunamiwavescanquicklyspreadtonear-shoreandcausethedisasterafterthetsunami.Soitisveryimportantoftimelymonitoringandearlywarningofthetsunami.Afterseveralunsuccessfultsunamiforecasting,theUnitedStatesdevelopedtsunamibuoyspecificallyfortheearlydetectionoftsunamiwaves.Tsunamibuoycannotonlybeabletodisplayoccurrenceofthetsunami,itisrealtimedatabutalsobeassimilatedintothetsunamiwarningsystem,toimprovetheaccuracyofthetsunamiforecasting.Severaltsunamieventsintherecentfewyearshaveproventheimportantroleofthetsunamibuoys.Subsequently,thetsunamiwarningsystembasedontsunamibuoyswasintoregularoperation.ThesystemaccuratelypredictedtheresultsonMarch11,2011Japantsunamievent.StateOceanicAdministration(SOA),Chinaalsodeployed2tsunamibuoysintheSouthChinaSea(SCS),whichalsoplayedanimportantroleinthewarningprocessofJapantsunamionMarch11,2011.NationalMarineEnvironmentalForecastingCenter/StateOceanicAdministration(NMEFC/SOA)willcollaboratewithPacificMarineEnvironmentalLaboratory/NationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(PMEL/NOAA)todevelopassimilationmethodmakinguseofrealtimedataoftsunamibuoyandbuildaforecastingsysteminSCSinthefuture.