Science. 1987 Jun 12;236(4807):1442-7. doi: 10.1126/science.236.4807.1442.
During an eruption of the Alaskan volcano Mount St. Augustine in the spring of 1986, there was concern about the possibility that a tsunami might be generated by the collapse of a portion of the volcano into the shallow water of Cook Inlet. A similar edifice collapse of the volcano and ensuing sea wave occurred during an eruption in 1883. Other sea waves resulting in great loss of life and property have been generated by the eruption of coastal volcanos around the world. Although Mount St. Augustine remained intact during this eruptive cycle, a possible recurrence of the 1883 events spurred a numerical simulation of the 1883 sea wave. This simulation, which yielded a forecast of potential wave heights and travel times, was based on a method that could be applied generally to other coastal volcanos.
在 1986 年春天阿拉斯加圣 Augustine 火山爆发期间，人们担心火山的一部分坍塌到 Cook Inlet 的浅水区可能会引发海啸。在 1883 年的一次喷发中，也发生了类似的火山构造坍塌和随之而来的海浪。世界各地沿海火山的喷发也产生了其他导致大量生命和财产损失的海浪。尽管在这次喷发周期中圣 Augustine 山保持完整，但 1883 年事件的再次发生促使对 1883 年海浪进行数值模拟。该模拟根据一种可普遍应用于其他沿海火山的方法，预测了潜在的波高和传播时间。
