Morphology of the Modeled Submarine (IMAGE)

University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science

Morphology of the Modeled Submarine

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Left: Morphology of the modeled submarine landslide (top) and margin collapse (bottom) imaged by multibeam bathymetry data. The displacement of the water by the landslide mass causes the tsunami waves that impact the coasts of Florida and Cuba. Right: The modeled tsunami waves with over a meter wave height (5 ft) reach the Florida coast 20 minutes after the landslide (top). The tsunami waves generated by the margin collapse of southwestern Great Bahama Bank are 4.5 m (14ft) high because the coastline of Cuba is close to the margin failure area.

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Eberli & Schnyder - UM Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science

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