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Tsunamis leave ionosphere all shook up

Progress of waves through open sea sends vibrations that magnify with height up the entire atmospheric column.

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Lovett, R. Tsunamis leave ionosphere all shook up. Nature (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2010.467

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