The Science of Ocean Waves : Ripples, Tsunamis, and Stormy Seas /

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A scientist takes readers on a whirlwind tour of the world of waves - from the "ordinary" waves that constantly churn the sea to the rogues or freaks that can rise up seemingly from nowhere to heights of 20 meters or more, and everything in between. Addressing questions most ocean visitors...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Zirker, Jack B. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Maryland : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Tsunamis.
Ocean waves.
Water waves.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geology.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
tidal waves.
Vagues.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A walk along the beach
  • What exactly is a wave?
  • How the wind generates ocean waves
  • A touch of reality : how big waves behave
  • Observations at sea : the postwar boom
  • Forecasting and monitoring storm waves
  • Breaking waves
  • Freaks and rogues
  • Tsunamis
  • Internal waves and El Niño
  • The tides
  • The currents
  • Ship waves
  • Renewable energy from waves and tides
  • The future.

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