Waves

WhisprWave breakwater

• Excellent resource: WikiWaves
• Some background on ocean surface waves and also waves for oceanographers
• More background here.
• A lot of math on breakwaters at artificialreefs.org.
• Floating breakwaters by WhisprWave.
• Clickets
• Opening and closing tubes
• A moored device (Patent)
• A lot more patents at FreePatentsOnline (free registration required to see pictures)
• Wikipedia Sea state - standard classifications for wave state
• Beaufort scale - scale for wind and waves

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.

See also

• Wave Power
• Big wave videos

• Rogue waves
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