West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning
Center
Operations Manual
NOAA/NWS/WCATWC
Palmer,
http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov
Section
4.1.17 – Summary
Last
Updated: 7/2008
Date Written: 9/1997
Development Language: MicroSoft C/C++ v7.0using WinAPI
Initialization File:
summary.d - read on program
start-up
Program Description:
Summary’s purpose is to clearly display earthquake parameters and
procedures to duty personnel. It
monitors a file which contains the earthquake parameters from the last located
earthquake. Based on these parameters,
information is displayed on the screen.
The display is divided into five sections. The
upper-left quadrant lists the quake's location, magnitude, depth, and origin
time. The upper-right quadrant shows the time in minutes since the earthquake's
origin. The section below that is reserved for Alarm Messages. The lower right section is reserved for
future use. The lower-left section
suggests a course-of-action and a list of contacts for this earthquake. A new addition to the quadrant is the Get
Chart button which calls a procedural flow chart for this quake when pressed.
Program Controls:
Summary does not provide many interactive options, except for the
following.
Mouse Buttons:
Press the Get
Chart push button to see the appropriate procedural flow chart.
Menu Options:
Voice:
Voice Off: No automated speech by PC.
Voice Level 1: Some automated speech by PC.
Voice Level 2: Some more automated speech
by PC.
Voice Level 3: Too much automated speech by
PC.
Pager Messages:
Test WC/ATWC Pager: Send test message on paging
system.
No Respond Pager Message: Message to call off duty
personnel response.
Create Pager Message: Input a message to send.
Refresh: Re-paint
screen display.