Here's an idea (not mine)

[Squatch]

I pulled this off the usenet:

sci.geo.oceanography

Counter-wave Propagation?


I was entertaining a theory that if you have a detection system to
detect tsunami waves and if one is detected................have in place
a "chain-line" series of small nuclear devices in the ocean (far enough
from land areas of course) that when set off could generate a counter
wave of similar intensity in the opposite direction that could
conceivably dissipate some of the energy of a tsunami?
I always thought 2 waves would 'cancel out' another wave if they both
are in opposing directions.
Or is this idea just pure science fiction?

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All you armchair scientists, have fun.

[Must_B_Free]

1. waves eminate in all directions,

the ones from your nukes would also reach shore.

[kc.ink]

2. works in theory n/t

[Squatch]

4. Explain. Please.

[kc.ink]

11. you stated, in part:

"that when set off could generate a counter
wave of similar intensity in the opposite direction that could
conceivably dissipate some of the energy of a tsunami?"

I am not a scientist, just a single parent with a wide and varied background. MANY things work out in one's mind, ie: theory.
Thus my reply to your post, "works in theory."

That is all, nothing more, quoth the Raven.

[Squatch]

12. No, no, no...I did not state that...I was just quoting the post from

usenet.

But, I get your reply, now. Very clever.

[kc.ink]

13. thank good-ness

;-)

[annabanana]

3. we-e-e-l-l-l It sounds about as likely

As shooting down missles in mid-flight, so
What the hell...let's go for it!

[Jesus H. Christ]

5. Here's a crazy idea.

Instead of putting thousands of nuclear bombs in the ocean set to go off and release tons of radioactive material in a crazy scheme that wouldn't work and cost billions, we just have sirens that can go off to direct people to get to higher ground.

What is this, the star wars approach to tsunami safety?

[teach1st]

6. Who will guard these nuclear anti-wave devices? N/T

[bloom]

7. I think if anything - you would just get more waves going....n/t

[unblock]

8. you would have an interference pattern

it would cancel out in certain locations but it would amplify in other locations, and that only describes what happens in between the two epicenters.

on either side of the epicenters, you'd have the same problem you had in the first place, only closer.

[Squatch]

9. Here was my response

Well, there you go.

Take a highly destructive force, and add a human touch.

Tsunamis are wave trains that are dispersive with distance from their
origin. It would be impossible to cause a destructive interference pattern
for these waves.

Remember, converging waves are always cumulative. So, if they are not
perfectly out of phase, they will become amplified, exacerbating the
problem.

[theboss]

10. Oy vey

I don't even know what to say to this.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

14. I prefer vaporising the oceans entirely.

No more nasty tsunami once you take away its medium of propogation.