ST. PETERSBURG, FL – A University of South Florida research team, along with numerous local and international partners, are testing a potentially life-saving device designed to warn experts of devastating natural disasters before they strike.
The Shallow Underwater Buoy for Geodesy (SUBGEO) system measures seafloor uplift in coastal areas prone to earthquakes and tsunamis. The test deployment in Tampa Bay is a significant step forward in an ambitious three-year project funded through the National Science Foundation (NSF) and developed by a group of university, industry, state and federal collaborators, including researchers at the USF School of Geosciences and College of Marine Science.