The 2022 Hunga-Tonga megatsunami: Near-field simulation of a once-in-a-century event

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The 2022 Hunga-Tonga megatsunami: Near-field simulation of a once-in-a-century event

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The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai (HTHH) volcanic eruption in January 2022 generated catastrophic tsunami and contends for the largest natural explosion in more than a century. The main island, Tongatapu, suffered waves up to 17 m, and Tofua Island suffered waves up to 45 m, comfortably placing HTHH in the "megatsunami" league. We present a tsunami simulation of the Tongan Archipelago calibrated by field observations, drone, and satellite data. Our simulation emphasizes how the complex shallow ba...

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2023-04

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Purkis, Sam J / Ward, Steven N / Fitzpatrick, Nathan M / Garvin, James B / Slayback, Dan / Cronin, Shane J / Palaseanu-Lovejoy, Monica / Dempsey, Alexandra

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https://hdl.handle.net/2292/66028

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37 Earth Sciences / 3706 Geophysics / Science & Technology / Multidisciplinary Sciences / Science & Technology - Other Topics / AIR-SEA WAVES / ATOLL-ISLAND / TSUNAMI / PROPAGATION / LANDSLIDE

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