Sentences with phrase «period ocean waves»

The second goal, however, is to learn more about the ice shelf itself, including its response to long - period ocean waves that lift and drop it.

For instance, long - period ocean waves called Kelvin waves, which operate on the same time scale as El Niños, could also be a factor.

Not exact matches

Satkoski, who is first author of a new report on ocean chemistry from this remote period, says the conventional wisdom of geology has envisioned an oceanic planet, with little or no land above the waves.

Unlike long period waves that travel unopposed over vast distances deep within the ocean, wind swell travels within a few meters of the oceans surface and is affected by opposing winds and existing sea states.

Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions.

The best example I know tis the ~ 3.75 year Rossby / Kelvin wave in the North Pacific, for which that ocean basin is resonant at that period.

For example, in our ocean wave prediction model the wave height was generally better computed than the wave period.

Ocean overturning is a diurnal event, and since the average wind speed over the oceans is little more than BF4, there must be vast swathes of the oceans where the conditions for long periods are BF2 or less when there would be very little ocean / top surface mixing by wind waves or sOcean overturning is a diurnal event, and since the average wind speed over the oceans is little more than BF4, there must be vast swathes of the oceans where the conditions for long periods are BF2 or less when there would be very little ocean / top surface mixing by wind waves or socean / top surface mixing by wind waves or swell.