COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Making Waves in Tsunami Research
Description: On 26 December 2005, as the tsunami waves were rolling toward the shore, two joint NASA/French Space Agency satellites recorded the height changes of the waves as they formed - the first detailed measurements of their kind during a major tsunami. When the tsunami passed through the Bay of Bengal, the satellites picked up a sea height change of half a meter, which is a huge signal, according to scientists. [Source: NASA Earth System Science Data and Services]
URL: http://nasadaacs.eos.nasa.gov/articles/2005/2005_tsunami.html
Availability: Full Text
Source: NASA Earth System Science Data and Services
Publish Date: 11/8/2007
Reading Level: Basic
Page Length: 2

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