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Diego Melgar

Diego Melgar

Co-Author, University of Oregon Seismologist

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"This observation shows we need to combine different data types for comprehensive tsunami analysis."

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Satellite reveals tsunamis don't behave as scientists thought

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Analyzing SWOT data for tsunami modeling improvements

NASA's SWOT satellite caught a magnitude 8.8 Kamchatka earthquake's tsunami in unprecedented detail on July 30, 2025. The waves scattered, interacted, and dispersed across the Pacific, contradicting the 50-year assumption that they travel as one coherent swell.

Updated May 19