German Task Force for Earthquakes (GTFE)
| Contact: |
Helmut Grosser |
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| Phone: | +49 331 288 1287 |
| Fax: | +49 331 288 1295 |
| Address: | GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, Section 2.1 Natural Disasters, Telegrafenberg, D-14473 Potsdam, Germany |
| Status: | Not reporting |
| Last data: | 1992-06-16 |
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| Publications: | H Grosser, M Baumbach, H Berckhemer, B Baier, A Karahan, H Schelle, F Krueger, A Paulat, G Michel, R Demirtaz, S Genocoglu, and R Yilmaz, 1998. "The Erzincan (Turkey) Earthquake (Ms6.8) of March 13, 1992 and its Aftershock Sequence", Pure Appl. Geophys., 152, 465-505. |
| Description: | The German Task Force for Earthquakes was founded on March 22, 1993, jointly by geoscientists, civil engineers, sociologists, search and rescue specialists, and experts from the insurance industries. The major purpose of the committee is to co-ordinate the allocation of an interdisciplinary scientific-technical expert team after catastrophic earthquakes worldwide. The resulting comprehensive investigation of damage will contribute to the short, intermediate and long term mitigation of earthquake effects. Teams are assigned to the following four areas of expertise: geosciences , civil engineering, sociology/economy/insurance industry. The Task Force is activated immediately after a natural disaster has occurred. The Task Force team collects and analyses data in the disaster-stricken area and delivers immediately results to local authorities to help minimize further damage. Task Force members provide background information necessary for rapid decisions in co-ordinating rescue and damage mitigation efforts. Later, more detailed analysis of data collected by the Task Force helps to bridge the gap between theory and application. With th resulting knowledge and the help of the industrial nations, developing countries can improve their ability to respond to future catastrophes. |
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