Freak waves - more frequent than rare!
Contrary to the widely held notion that considers the occurrence of freak waves in the ocean as being rare, from an examination of five years of wave measurements made in the South Atlantic Ocean, we found the occurrence of freak waves is actually more frequent than rare.<br> <br> <...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2004-04-01
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| Series: | Annales Geophysicae |
| Online Access: | https://www.ann-geophys.net/22/1839/2004/angeo-22-1839-2004.pdf |
| Summary: | Contrary to the widely held notion that considers the occurrence of freak
waves in the ocean as being rare, from an examination of five years of wave
measurements made in the South Atlantic Ocean, we found the occurrence of
freak waves is actually more frequent than rare.<br> <br> <b>Key words.</b> Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics (waves
and tides) – Oceanography: physical (surface waves and
tides; air-sea interaction) |
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| ISSN: | 0992-7689 1432-0576 |