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secondary signal. A successive increase in the input signal in steps of 1 m increases the 
secondary signal at Cuxhaven only by 0.1 m each. 
Although there may be objections to the numerical simulations performed, it still appears 
justified to conclude that the German Bight will be protected from the catastrophic impacts of 
a hypothetical tsunami by its location in the wave shadow of Norway and at the end of a 
wide, shallow shelf and by the narrow British Channel.