Comments on: Producer's Notes: Scary Tsunamis http://science.kqed.org/quest/2009/07/28/producers-notes-scary-tsunamis/ Explore science, nature and environment stories from Northern California and beyond with KQED’s multimedia series Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Chris Bauer http://science.kqed.org/quest/2009/07/28/producers-notes-scary-tsunamis/#comment-12106 Chris Bauer Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:40:01 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/?p=3198#comment-12106 STORY UPDATE: Steven Ward, a research geophysicist working at the University of California, Santa Cruz's Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, has made some animated simulations of tsunamis. Here is a selection of his work, posted on Bay Citizen, that relates to the impact of a tsunami in Monterey Bay, other places in California, and beyond. See: http://www.baycitizen.org/weather/interactive/videos-tsunami-simulations/ STORY UPDATE: Steven Ward, a research geophysicist working at the University of California, Santa Cruz's Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, has made some animated simulations of tsunamis. Here is a selection of his work, posted on Bay Citizen, that relates to the impact of a tsunami in Monterey Bay, other places in California, and beyond. See: http://www.baycitizen.org/weather/interactive/videos-tsunami-simulations/

]]> By: Chris Bauer http://science.kqed.org/quest/2009/07/28/producers-notes-scary-tsunamis/#comment-12107 Chris Bauer Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:11:47 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/?p=3198#comment-12107 STORY UPDATE: The images of the tsunami hitting Japan this morning are chilling. The Honshu tsunami was generated by a Mw 8.9 earthquake (38.322°N, 142.369°E ), at 05:46 UTC, 130 km (80 miles) E of Sendai, Honshu, Japan (according to the USGS). In approximately 3 hours, the tsunami was first recorded at DART® buoy 32412. To learn more about how this tsunami wave ripples across the Pacific, see: http://nctr.pmel.noaa.gov/honshu20110311/ STORY UPDATE: The images of the tsunami hitting Japan this morning are chilling. The Honshu tsunami was generated by a Mw 8.9 earthquake (38.322°N, 142.369°E ), at 05:46 UTC, 130 km (80 miles) E of Sendai, Honshu, Japan (according to the USGS). In approximately 3 hours, the tsunami was first recorded at DART® buoy 32412.

To learn more about how this tsunami wave ripples across the Pacific, see:
http://nctr.pmel.noaa.gov/honshu20110311/

]]> By: Chris Bauer http://science.kqed.org/quest/2009/07/28/producers-notes-scary-tsunamis/#comment-12105 Chris Bauer Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:10:37 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/?p=3198#comment-12105 NOAA Scientists Find Tsunami “Shadow” Visible from Space According to a recent news release from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, scientists have figured out a new way of tracking tsunamis from space. It turns out tsunamis in the open ocean can change sea surface texture in a way that can be measured by satellite-borne radars. Future warning systems may be able to incorporate this to improved detection and forecasting of tsunami intensity and direction on the ocean surface. Hopefully, this could give people a good heads-up to get to higher ground. For more information on the emerging technology, log onto NOAA’s site at: http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090715_tsunami.html NOAA Scientists Find Tsunami “Shadow” Visible from Space

According to a recent news release from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, scientists have figured out a new way of tracking tsunamis from space. It turns out tsunamis in the open ocean can change sea surface texture in a way that can be measured by satellite-borne radars. Future warning systems may be able to incorporate this to improved detection and forecasting of tsunami intensity and direction on the ocean surface. Hopefully, this could give people a good heads-up to get to higher ground.

For more information on the emerging technology, log onto NOAA’s site at: http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090715_tsunami.html

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