Re: Merry Christmas & Boxing Day Tsunami Anniversary

David Oberman <doberman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>So tsunamis & tides are shallow-water waves because in both cases the
>wavelength is more than twice what the water depth is.

Oh, but wait! According to Steven Ward of U.C. Santa Cruz:

"Waves in the tsunami window have intermediate character, behaving
like shallow water waves at their longest periods and like deep-water
waves at their shortest periods. Neither the long or short wave
simplification serves adequately in tsunami studies. A rigorous
treatment requires an approach that works for waves of all lengths."

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