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That's a cool animation, and I've seen it before, but I'm talking about the waves spreading out in the 3rd dimension, horizontally along the length of the wave
by rcthompson 12y ago
That's a cool animation, and I've seen it before, but I'm talking about the waves spreading out in the 3rd dimension, horizontally along the length of the wave (i.e. perpendicular to the screen in that animation).
- ovis 12y agoYou mean like ripples in a pond? Yes, that does happen for both deep and shallow water waves. And yes, the wave power would be expected to spread laterally, causing the amplitudes observed at a point to be smaller further from the source. Here's a model visualization of the tsunami set off by the 2004 Sumatran earthquake. http://youtu.be/46ovp1rZeL4 http://youtu.be/46ovp1rZeL4