Stream of Data Showing Tsunami Movement (VIDEO)

University of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering

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The three panels represent the data filtered using different passbands to highlight waves of different periods. The red line is the location of the ocean-level tsunami at the time of each image. The moving dots are measurements of ionospheric electron density made using GPS receivers located on the islands of Hawaii.

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Jonathan Makela

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