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SWOT Spots Tsunami Wave After Kamchatka Quake

Data provided by the water satellite are helping to improve tsunami forecast models.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Michala Garrison, using SWOT data provided by NASA/JPL-Caltech and a tsunami forecast model provided by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Center for Tsunami Research. Story by Jane Lee, NASA/JPL-Caltech, adapted for Earth Observatory.

Published August 14, 2025
Data acquired July 29, 2025

Sources:
Model
SWOT > KaRIn
Collection:
Science in Action