International radio conference approves bandwidth to track ocean currents for science and disasters
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 09:04
in Earth & Climate
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), charged by the United Nations with coordinating global radio spectrum use, recently came to an agreement that will foster improvements in ocean radar technology, which may eventually allow near real-time detection and tracking of tsunamis and prediction of the likely paths of oil spills, ocean debris and persons lost at sea.