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The characteristics of the 2022 Tonga volcanic tsunami in the Pacific Ocean
Gui Hu
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Geodynamics and Geohazards, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Geodynamics and Geohazards, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai, China
Zhiyuan Ren
School of Marine Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical
University, Xi'an, China
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of
Singapore, Singapore
Kan Zhang
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Geodynamics and Geohazards, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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We explore the tsunamigenic mechanisms and the hydrodynamic characteristics of the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai volcanic tsunami event. Through extensive analysis of tsunami waveforms, we identify four distinct tsunami components from different physical mechanisms. The long-lasting oscillation of the tsunami event in the Pacific Ocean was mainly associated with the interplay of the ocean waves left by atmospheric waves with local bathymetry.
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