Satellites spot surprising tsunami patterns: Massive Kamchatka quake challenges old models

A satellite deployed to measure ocean surface heights was up to the challenge when a massive earthquake off the Kamchatka ...
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First Detailed Look at a Tsunami From Space Reveals Unexpected Feature

A satellite has tracked a tsunami in greater detail than ever before, which could help improve models of these giant waves and allow for better prediction and warning systems.
Earth.com

Satellite captures the first detailed look at a giant tsunami

A rare SWOT pass mapped a Pacific tsunami in detail, exposing hidden wave complexity and showing why forecasting models need a major update.
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A Massive Tsunami Swept the Pacific — And NASA's Satellite Mapped the Giant Wave's Geometry

NASA ’s SWOT system plotted the images of the storm against a tsunami forecast model from the NOAA. The study demonstrated ...
AOL

New computer model predicts volcano collapses and tsunamis

When individuals hear volcanoes, they tend to envision blazing eruptions blasting into the air. However, volcanoes can also collapse sideways, with their sides, or flanks, collapsing. Such a collapse ...

Scripps researcher wins Gordon Bell Prize for real-time tsunami forecasting

A UC San Diego seismologist has won an award often called the "Nobel Prize of supercomputing" for developing a tsunami forecasting system.

UC San Diego researcher's tsunami prediction work wins top supercomputing prize

UC San Diego seismologist Alice Gabriel was one researcher on a multi-institution team that won supercomputing’s most lauded ...