All storms and weather conditions have characteristics. Well, so do Tsunamis. These are a few of the big characteristics of a Tsunami. Normal everyday wind waves have the wavelength (from crest to crest) of about 100 meters and a height of about 2 meters. But, a Tsunami in the deep ocean is about 200 kilometers and travels at 800 kilometers per hour. As the Tsunami approaches the coast and the water gets shallow, the wave is compressed due to wave shoaling and its forward travel slows below 80 kilometers per hour.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Characteristics of a Tsunami
All storms and weather conditions have characteristics. Well, so do Tsunamis. These are a few of the big characteristics of a Tsunami. Normal everyday wind waves have the wavelength (from crest to crest) of about 100 meters and a height of about 2 meters. But, a Tsunami in the deep ocean is about 200 kilometers and travels at 800 kilometers per hour. As the Tsunami approaches the coast and the water gets shallow, the wave is compressed due to wave shoaling and its forward travel slows below 80 kilometers per hour.
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