New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- Scientists, using satellite data, have captured a tsunami in greater detail than ever before, and this newfound understanding could pave the way for better and more accurate tsunami forecast models, which could benefit coastal communities.

The new revelations about tsunamis came to light courtesy of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite, launched jointly in 2022 by NASA and the French space agency Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES).

The fresh, detailed glimpse into the geophysical phenomenon came after SWOT captured the tsunami sparked by the massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka peninsula on July 30 this year.

As the tsunami waves travelled across...