Web-based Resources for Teaching the Ocean System
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A tsunami warning system for the Indian Ocean part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This resource is an abstract. Using tidal gauge data from the time of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the authors were able to reconstruct the height and speed of the waves and the time it took them ...
Descriptive Model of the July 17, 1998 Papua New Guinea Tsunami part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This is a USGS visualization of the 1998 tsunami that struck Papua New Guinea. There are also medium-(4.7 Mb) and high-resolution (16.8 Mb) versions.
How volcanic eruptions cause tsunamis part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This study investigates the effect of pyroclastic flows on tsunami generation. The authors analyzed several possible mechanisms that occur when the particle rich flows encounter water and conclude ...
The Physics of Tsunamis part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site from the University of Washington includes a Quicktime movie that shows the propagation of the earthquake-generated 1960 Chilean tsunami across the Pacific Ocean. The page also describes ...
Coastal Inundation Animation part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This short QuickTime animation by Professor Miho Aoki at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Art Department shows what happens when a coastal town can be inundated by a tsunami. This visualization is ...