Tsunami Event - October 7, 2009 Vanuatu and Santa Cruz Islands

Tsunami Event - October 7, 2009 Vanuatu and Santa Cruz Islands
Model and Data Comparison Plots

Vanuatu/Santa Cruz Event Page

Model vs Data Comparison Interactive Map with links to comparison plots and sea level data websites.

DART® buoys

Earthquake epicenters

Model and DART® buoy data comparison & composite plots

Model and DART® buoy data data comparison composite plots with explanatory annotations (PDF).
Coral Sea DART #55012 (PDF)
Apia DART #51425 (PDF)

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