fukushima-nuclear-disaster-tsunami-debris

FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR DISASTER TSUNAMI DEBRIS
and surface fluid.
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The IPRC Surface Currents Diagnostic (SCUD)
model is used to simulate evolution of debris field,
drifting from the shores of Japan, affected by the
March 11, 2011 tsunami. The model is on 1/4° grid.
Daily surface velocities are diagnosed using the
mean dynamic topography, AVISO anomalies of
geostrophic velocities and satellite winds. Local
coefficients of the model are tunes to best reproduce
concurrent velocities of near-surface drifters. Downwind
velocities are added according to the windage
of the model debris, varying from 0% to 5% and
shown on the animation in colors, mixed according
to the debris concentration and composition. The
model is used to assess location of the tsunami
debris in the ocean and the timeline of its arrival on
the coastline.
Original file source:
ftp://podaac-ftp.jpl.nasa.gov/misc/web/animations/tsunami_pac_091112_long-H.264%-
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