Lecture 6 - Waves

2/22/00


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Lecture 6 - Waves

Basic Properties of Waves…all waves!

Crest and Trough

Wave Length and Wave Height

Wave Period

Wave Spectrum

Classification of Waves

How do we measure waves?

Pressure Sensors

Other wave measuring devices

Wave Sensors on Buoys

A visit to a buoy

Wave Models

Four factors controlling wind waves

How Are Waves Created? Wind Speed

How Are Waves Created? Wind Duration

‘… ward’ and ‘…wardly’

How Are Waves Created? Fetch

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West/East Coast Comparison

Another look at the global wind field.

Wave Motion

Wave Motion Animation

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Motion of the Wave Form The ideal case

Motion of Groups of Waves

Author: Larry Atkinson

Email: atkinson@ccpo.odu.edu

Home Page: www.ccpo.odu.edu/~atkinson