Tsunami Science: Reducing the Risk
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As seismology is a relatively young science, researchers still have much to learn about tsunamis and how to predict their behavior. Explore the feature, "Tsunami Science: Reducing the Risk", and learn more about the techniques scientists are using to learn more about these phenomena.
- Describe the movement of tectonic plates that caused the Sumatra tsunami.
- What are some factors that affect a wave’s height and shape?
- What makes detecting tsunamis so difficult? What are the challenges in studying and tracking tsunamis?
- How do scientists learn about a tsunami when there is no written record of it? What are the geological clues they look for?
- What do scientists hope to learn from computer and wave models of tsunamis?
Related Links
- Tsunami: The Big Wave
http://observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/exhibits/tsunami/tsun_bay.html
Learn about what causes a tsunami and the wave dynamics that propel it through the ocean. - Teacher’s Guides: Tsunami: The Big Wave
http://observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/education/teach_guide/tsunami.html
Model your own ocean waves with these easy-to-do hands-on activities for your classroom. - Subduction Zone, Shallow Depth Make Lethal Mix in Earthquake that Triggered Asian Tsunami
http://eobglossary.gsfc.nasa.gov//Newsroom/MediaAlerts/2005/2005010518148.html
This media alert from NASA’s Earth Observatory details the tectonic activity behind the Sumatra tsunami, and the reasons why it was particularly devastating. - Views of Tsunami Damage from the International Space Station
http://www.nasa.gov/vision/space/workinginspace/iss_tsunami.html
This site features unique photos of the effects of the Sumatra tsunami, taken by the International Space Station’s Expedition 10 crew. - The Space Place: MISR Watches Tsunami
http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/en/kids/misr_tsunami/index.shtml#
Learn how satellite imagery and detection technology is helping scientists learn more about tsunamis and their effects.
