Effects of Tsunami
The Royal Navy's survey ship, HMS Scott, presented ocean floor images this past week that shows the Indian Ocean earthquake's damage to the ocean floor. The earthquake, which measured 9.0 on the Richter scale, was caused by the collision of the Indian and Burman plates, 40 kilometres under the ocean. The Indian Plate was pushed under the Burman Plate in the collision, causing ridges to rise up to 1,500 metres high. The ridges remain unstable, and have collapsed in places, scarring the ocean floor.
HMS Scott was dispatched to the region in a non-military role to collect data that could be useful for the Asian countries in the region of the tsunami epicentre and the world in general. The ship is equipped with a modern multi-beam sonar suite that was designed to allow it map the ocean floor around the world.
Related links: [This got to me via Slashdot.] [The presentation, 38MB and in Powerpoint format, is available here.] [For more updated information on the tsunami recovery efforts, click here.]
HMS Scott was dispatched to the region in a non-military role to collect data that could be useful for the Asian countries in the region of the tsunami epicentre and the world in general. The ship is equipped with a modern multi-beam sonar suite that was designed to allow it map the ocean floor around the world.
Related links: [This got to me via Slashdot.] [The presentation, 38MB and in Powerpoint format, is available here.] [For more updated information on the tsunami recovery efforts, click here.]
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