Science Nation: Tsunami Research

Model building being pounded by waves. Caption: And when engineers pounded it with a mini-tsunami,

It’s called a wavemaker, and its 300 feet long and 12 feet wide. With support from the National Science Foundation, this huge new tool, the largest of its type in the United States, is helping scientists perform large scale studies on the impact of both hurricane and tsunami waves.

(Source: DCMP)

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  • Science Nation: Tsunami Research

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