DART® (Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis)

DART® real-time tsunami monitoring systems, developed by PMEL, are positioned at strategic locations throughout the ocean and play a critical role in tsunami forecasting.

New! DART® Patent Licensing Application form (PDF format) and Instructions (Word format)

On the left is the first operational DART® buoy system design. The map (above) is from NOAA magazine, March 10, 2008 . See Current deployed DART locations from NDBC - view with interactive map See Latest map of planned and deployed locations from NCTR