Height of Tsunami Measured from Space
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10 Jan 2005 - 18 Jan 2016
After reviewing data from four Earth-orbiting radar satellites, NOAA scientists announced they were able to measure the height of the devastating tsunami that erupted in the Indian Ocean. The ability to make depth surveys from space may lead to improvements in the models that forecast the hazardous effects of tsunamis. The height goes down over time as the wave spreads over the ocean and the energy is expended on shore. At 2 hours after the quake, it was 60 cm (about 2 feet) high.
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