Coastal Erosion for a tectonic plate
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A tsunami is a shallow-water wave even in the deep ocean, travelling at √(g·h). Over 4 km of water that is roughly 700 km/h — jet speed — yet only tens of centimeters high. As it reaches shallow coast it slows and its amplitude grows as h^(−1/4) (Green's law), piling into a destructive wall.
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Given scattered measurements — rainfall gauges, soil samples, air-quality sensors — inverse-distance weighting estimates values everywhere in between. Each sample's influence falls off with distance raised to a power: a low power gives smooth, blended surfaces; a high power makes each sample dominate its neighborhood in sharp bull's-eyes. The workhorse of GIS mapping.
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