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245 _aFlood forecasting boosted by wave buoys network
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490 _aDEFRA News Release
_v(96/04)18 March 2004 (2)
520 _aWave-measuring buoys have been strategically placed around the UK coastline to help warn of impending floods. The three-year Wavenet monitoring project will aid flood forecasters by feeding real-time data on wave height and direction to Wavenet, a website database at http://www.cefas.co.uk/wavenet/. Wavenet integrates data from the new buoys and over 20 other marine monitoring stations to provide a live single source. The data will also improve understanding of coastal erosion risk and the design of coastal erosion defence works. http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/2004/040318a.htm
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650 _aFLOOD DEFENCES
650 _aCOASTAL DEFENCES
650 _aCOASTAL EROSION
650 _aMONITORING SYSTEMS
650 _aWAVE BUOYS
690 _aENVIRONMENT
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