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A Little Math
l Wave speed = wave length/wave period
l C= L/T
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Motion of Water as Wave Passes
Classifying Waves
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Classifying Waves
Types of Waves
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Wind Waves
Wind duration - winds that blow for a short time will not
generate large waves
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Factors Affecting Wind Wave
Development
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Relationship
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wave height
and wave
energy
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Wave Dispersion
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A wave train.
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Interference And Rogue Waves
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Wave Interference
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Wave Interference
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Shallow-Water Waves
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Wave Steepness
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Breaking Waves
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Wave Refraction, Diffraction,
and Reflection
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Wave Refraction
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Wave Refraction
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Wave Diffraction
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Internal Waves
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Sumatra-Andaman Island
Earthquake
l Magnitude 9.0
l Sunday, Dec. 26, at 7:58 a.m. local time
l 30 km off the west coast of northern
Sumatra
l 250 km SSE of Banda Aceh
l Fourth largest in the world since 1964
Prince William Sound, Alaska, quake
l More casualties than any other tsunami in
recorded history
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Key Ideas
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Summary
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