TSUNAMIS

 

 

In this project you are asked to investigate the following two questions:

 

  1. What happens to tsunamis as the head towards land?

 

  1. What systems are in place to warn us when we are in danger of a tsunami?

 

 

For the first question explain how tsunamis are formed and how they change as they head towards land. Give the equations that explain their speed and height and use the equations to work out what happens to tsunamis that start at various heights. Design a table or graph to show the various starting heights of tsunamis out in the ocean and how their speed and height change as they head towards land. Relate this information back to some recent tsunamis.

 

For the second question, find some information about current tsunami warning systems.

 

You will find a lot of the information you need from the Bureau of Meteorology web site listed below but you should also search for other information.

 

Australian Bureau of Meteorology

http://www.bom.gov.au/info/tsunami/tsunami_info.shtml

 

 

Developed by Susan Worsley.

 

 

http://www.maths.uq.edu.au