Surf's Up: Wave Climate and the D-Day Story
Just as continental locations have a climate, so, too, do ocean waves. Knowing the wave climate at Normandy became a key part of the planning process
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Transcript: Surf zone wave and currents really became Of national interest during the second world war, and this was Because the u. S. And our allies were
Surf's Up: Rogue Waves
While the effects of wind wave energy are mostly felt along the shoreline, the impact of waves can also be felt out in the open ocean. In some cases
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Transcript: [narrator:] as important as waves breaking Mon the shoreline may be, their impact can also be felt out in the open ocean. A little further out to sea
Surf's Up: Shoreline Effects of Wind Wave Energy
Nearly all of the effects of wind wave energy are felt along the shoreline, often in the form of erosion. The erosion process on the shoreline moves
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Transcript: [narrator:] nearly all of the effects of wind wave energy are felt along the shoreline. Occasionally you get a large wave hitting the coastline. One
Look Out Below: Growth of a Tsunami
A tsunami wave usually begins as barely a ripple above the surface out in the open ocean, often thousands of miles from its ultimate destination. By
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Transcript: tsunami waves are such that they have exceedingly long Wavelength, and because the behavior of waves is related To their length, they generally behave As
Look Out Below: Tsunami and Tectonic Events
Tsunami are usually the product of a tectonic event, such as an earthquake. They most commonly take place in the Pacific Rim region, because of the relatively higher frequency of large, shallow earthquakes in this area.
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Transcript: [narrator:] unlike wind waves, which as their name suggests, Mare generated primarily by the wind, tsunamis are usually the product of a tectonic
Surf's Up: Monitoring and Predicting Wave Processes
Wave monitoring and prediction is important not only for anticipating wave energy on the coast, but out at sea as well. With that in mind
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Transcript: [narrator:] while the stakes surrounding wave prediction may never be as high as they were in france, in june of 1944, oceanographers since that time
Surf's Up: A Wind Wave's Journey
The typical ocean wave is actually a surface gravity wave, also known as a wind wave. While the notion that most waves are generated by wind blowing
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Transcript: The sort of ocean wave that i think most of us imagine When we hear the word "ocean wave" is a surface gravity wave, Which is also known as a wind
Surf's Up: Internal Waves
While wind waves travel on the surface of the ocean; internal waves form beneath the surface, between water layers of different density. They can be
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Transcript: [iacobellis:] wind waves that we're most familiar With are the ones that travel on the surface Of the water and the atmosphere. And for scientific