These surface waves carry the storm's energy across the ocean, building in size and power. Some of these storm-generated swells will then encounter the perfect conditions near the shore to producenear-shore XXL wavesat places like Jaws, Teahupoo, Mullaghmore Head, Shipstern Bluff, Todos Santos,...
Tidal currents, as their name suggests, are generated by tides. Tides are essentially long, slow waves created by the gravitational pull of the moon, and to a lesser degree, the sun, on the earth's surface. Since the moon is so much closer to the earth than the sun, its pull has mo...
Tidal currents, as their name suggests, are generated by tides. Tides are essentially long, slow waves created by the gravitational pull of the moon, and to a lesser degree, the sun, on the earth's surface. Since the moon is so much closer to the earth than the sun, its pull has mo...
How are longitudinal waves produced? How are electromagnetic waves like ocean waves? How are electromagnetic waves propagated? How are standing waves produced? How are mechanical waves produced? How are electromagnetic waves generated? What are waves produced by? How are surface waves characterized? Ho...
Infrared waves, or IR radiation, is a type of electromagnetic radiation that has a wavelength greater than the wavelengths in the visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum; they are located adjacent to visible region and the microwave region at its other end. Infrared radiation can be emitted ...
Waves are generated by wind. Offshore storms generate winds which blow on the surface of the sea and create ripples, much in the same way as the ripples in your post surf cuppa are made when you blow on it to cool it down. The wind can be seen on weather maps as low pressure areas...
for certain types of ocean energy devices, but not others. For instance, turbines that generate electricity using tidal streams are most effective in narrow straits, while devices such as buoys that harvest power from waves are placed along coastlines, and would not be practical in similar sites...
Inoceanography, the height of ocean waves can be modeled using the Rayleigh distribution. Ocean waves are typically depicted as random variables with circular symmetry, and the Rayleigh distribution can estimate the probability an ocean wave will reach beyond a certain height. ...
The West African Monsoon (WAM) is a crucial component of the regional climate system, affecting agriculture, water resources and livelihoods across West Africa. Recent studies have suggested that changes in Arctic sea ice extent, driven primarily by anthropogenic climate change, could exert significant...
How are electromagnetic waves like ocean waves? What makes a wave transverse and a wave longitudinal? Is it possible to make a sound wave transverse? Are shear waves transverse waves? How are electromagnetic waves generated? How do surface waves travel? How are Rayleigh waves formed? How do yo...