Tsunami Video

Computer simulation model of the tsunami that spread across the Indian Ocean on December 26, 2004
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The clock in the video starts at the moment of the Sumatra earthquake. Colors show the displacement from sea level: red shows high water and blue shows low. The intensity of the color corresponds to the degree of displacement.

For video media: This movie is available for FTP download at cunews.cornell.edu/Photos/tsunami

Cornell News Service story on the video

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