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* In [http://seasteading.org/seastead.org/commented/paper/ocean.html#Waves the book] is a big section on waves.  
 
* In [http://seasteading.org/seastead.org/commented/paper/ocean.html#Waves the book] is a big section on waves.  
 
* Some background on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_surface_wave ocean surface waves] and also [http://www.seafriends.org.nz/oceano/waves.htm waves for oceanographers]
 
* Some background on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_surface_wave ocean surface waves] and also [http://www.seafriends.org.nz/oceano/waves.htm waves for oceanographers]
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* More background [http://www.seafriends.org.nz/oceano/waves.htm here].
 
* A lot of  [http://www.artificialreefs.org/ScientificReports/Wave%20reduction.htm math on breakwaters] at artificialreefs.org.
 
* A lot of  [http://www.artificialreefs.org/ScientificReports/Wave%20reduction.htm math on breakwaters] at artificialreefs.org.
 
* [http://seasteading.org/seastead.org/commented/paper/designs.html#Breakwater Breakwaters] in the book.
 
* [http://seasteading.org/seastead.org/commented/paper/designs.html#Breakwater Breakwaters] in the book.

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Rogue Waves

"There really is no such thing as a rogue wave. These larger than normal seas are the result of two wave trains coinciding at just the right moment for their energy to combine. When this happens the higher-than-normal crest is exposed to more wind force and absorbs additional energy. And if the wave happens to be unstable and breaks - because the rotating particles within the wave can no longer make it over the top - there will be a large mass of water falling downhill."

From "Surviving the Storm" by Steve & Linda Dashew, page 241.

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