Mar 4 2010 - Chile Tsunami Survey
GNS Science is seeking experiences from New Zealanders who observed or were affected by the tsunami generated by the Chilean earthquake that arrived on February 28.
Our tsunami survey
We'd like to hear about your experiences, as well as see any of your tsunami photos and video.
We have set up an online questionnaire that we'd really like you to fill out for us. It will only take about two minutes of your time: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W35LZK2
We've also set up a GeoNet Facebook page for you to share your thoughts, photos and video. In your web browser, please go to http://www.facebook.com/, login and search for 'geonet' or just follow this link: http://tinyurl.com/geonet-fb-page
If you have any tsunami-related videos or photos already posted to places like YouTube and Flickr, it would be very useful if you could "tag" them with the word 'geonet' so we can locate them easily.
Alternatively, you can use email or post your contributions to us - see the Contact Us page for the addresses. Please put "Chile Tsunami Survey" in the subject line of your email or as part of the address on the envelope.
Why are we doing it?
The last time that New Zealand was affected by a South American tsunami was in 1960, so these are uncommon events. This makes it a valuable opportunity to compile data, observations, photos and videos to better understand the effects across the nation. The knowledge of what tsunami have done to New Zealand in the past helps to verify the computer simulations we are now able to perform. This Chilean tsunami is another opportunity for us to add to that long-term knowledge.
