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Max forecast wave amplitudes

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center 2011 (approx.)
A plot showing the wave heights in the Pacific Ocean, generated by a big tsunami.
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Maximum forecast wave amplitudes for March 11, 2011, tsunami, computed with the MOST (Method of Splitting Tsunami) model. Note ray of tsunami energy refracted toward California and Oregon by seafloor topography. Image courtesy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Center for Tsunami Research.

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