Sentences with phrase «height of waves»

«It appears to be much more about how fast the tsunami hits, and less about the actual height of the wave.»

Notably, the explosions roughly doubled the height of waves to nearby islands, flooding inland areas.

They came at the height of a wave of indiscriminate racist attacks, neo-Nazi demonstrations in Luxembourg, and it was suggested that the National Movement may capitalise by winning a seat in the Chamber of Deputies.

The team then simulated the height of a wave after it has passed the reef, known as the back - reef wave height, under several scenarios.

The height of the wave at any point gives the probability of finding the atom at that location.

Whitewater Kayaking Since the 2000 Olympics, the whitewater kayaking event has moved from natural rivers to artificial courses in which the water's speed and flow, the height of waves, and the obstacles can all be adjusted.

These involve three fundamental parameters: Amplitude (A) is the height of a wave from trough to crest.

After a wave enters the Chesapeake Bay from the ocean, it eventually hits the end of the bay and reflects back towards the ocean, either adding to or subtracting from the heights of waves it contacts.

In a spill, they say, everything is variable: the height of the waves, the temperature of the air, and the origin and the age of the oil.

Specifically, the team observed the height of waves near the coast, and studied the limitations and possible improvements of the existing system of tsunami warnings and advisories.

The method is akin to estimating the share of Hawaiians who surf by counting the number of surfers nationwide, no matter their proximity to a beach, the height of the waves, or the warmth of the water.

The height of the wave represents the changing price of portfolio insurance far into the future.

Basically we have beach breaks and sandbars and the height of the waves vary in a range between 3 - 12 feet depending on the swells.

We looked out for the swell period (time between the waves), the wind direction and speed and the height of the waves, whilst taking into consideration our route out back, and the number of people already in the water.

Also the height of the waves can change from one day to the other depending on the season, swell height, storms, moon, tides, etc..

Think of the wave as a recirculating sphere that rotates towards the shore, as the seabed becomes gradually steeper and the depth of water decreases more of the waves energy is forced upwards towards the surface, gradually increasing the height of the wave.

Waves will start to break in water 1 / 3rd the height of the wave.

The diameter is equal to the height of the wave.

The height of waves is in part determined by surface wind speed, as well as the fetch (distance over open water that the wind can travel) and the duration of a wind event.

«The height of waves during winter storms is the primary factor affecting dune and cliff erosion, explaining up to 80 percent of the shoreline variability along exposed sandy coasts,» said Bruno Castelle, Senior Scientist at CNRS.