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Crest |
Also known as a wave, the portion of an ocean... |
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Trough |
the part of an ocean wave that is displaced... |
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constructive interference |
a form of wave interference in which 2 waves... |
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destructive interference |
a form of wave interference in which 2 waves... |
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wave height |
(H) the vertical distance between a crest... |
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wave period |
(T) the elapsed time between the passage... |
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wave length |
(L) the horizontal distance between 2 corresponding... |
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wave frequency |
(f)the number of waves that past a fixed... |
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surf zone |
the region between the shoreline and the... |
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swell |
a free ocean wave by which energy put into... |
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still water level |
Average water surface elevation at any instant,... |
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wave steepness |
ratio of wave height to wavelength |
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diurnal wave pattern |
*a tide with one high water and one low water... |
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flood current |
a tidal current associated with increasing... |
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spring tide |
tide of maximum range occurring every fotnight... |
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slack water |
occurs when reversing tidal current changes... |
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ebb current |
seaward-flowing current during a decrease... |
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tidal range |
the difference in height between consecutive... |
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tidal bore |
a steep-fronted wave that moves up... |
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semidiurnal tidal pattern |
*tide having 2 high and 2 low waters per... |
