Phys.org  June 21, 2021 Currently, there is a large gap in the predictions of tsunamis based on simplified models that consider the field complexity but do not capture the physics of the landslide as it enters the water. An international team of researchers (France, USA – UC Santa Barbara) measured the volume of a granular material and released it, causing it to collapse into a long, narrow channel filled with water. They found that while the density and diameter of the grains within a landslide had little effect on the amplitude of the wave, the total volume of the grains […]