'Double Tsunami' Doubled Japan Destruction (IMAGE)

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'Double Tsunami' Doubled Japan Destruction

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This is a 3-D ocean model created by Y. Tony Song of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and colleagues replicates the March 11, 2011, tsunami. The red line shows the path of the Jason-1 satellite, which crossed the wave front at the site of a double-high wave.

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