Tsunamis

• Inundation
  • Wave Transition
    • Current
    • Constant Period
    • Tsunamis at Shore
    • Minor Inundation Effects
    • Tides
    • Local Bathymetry and Coastal Orientation Effects
    • Bay and Inlet Resonance
    • Edge Waves
    • Shelf Trapping
    • Summary Questions
      • Question 1
      • Question 2
      • Question 3
      • Question 4
      • Question 5
      • Question 6
      • Question 7
      • Question 8
      • Question 9
      • Question 10
  • Runup
    • Momentum
    • Force
    • Outgoing Waves
    • Bays and Rivers
    • Summary Questions
      • Question 1
      • Question 2
      • Question 3
  • Summary Interaction
    • Question 1
    • Question 2
    • Question 3
    • Question 4
    • Question 5

Question 3

Which of the following tsunami wave effects might be observed in this image? (Choose all that apply.)

a) (Ridge-based) wave focusing

b) Edge waves

c) Shelf trapping

d) Large, long runups

e) None of the above

The correct answers are B and C. Here on the coast of Peru, the continental shelf provides ample opportunity for shelf trapping and edge waves.