Using this, the team derived a simple algorithm to
predict a rogue wave based on incoming data.
This technique, which is currently applied in the field of photonics, could help
predict rogue wave events1 on the ocean surface, along with other extreme natural phenomena.
Sapsis says the team's algorithm is able to
predict rogue waves several minutes before they fully develop.
«There's no way to
predict rogue waves practically.
Sapsis and Cousins devised a much simpler, faster way to
predict rogue waves, given data on the surrounding wave field.
Not exact matches
«The space - time model developed for this study could provide the basis for the next generation of
wave forecast models to
predict wave extremes and provide early warnings to shipping companies and others to help them avoid dangerous areas at risk of
rogue waves,» Fedele said.
Moreover, it is unclear whether
rogue waves can be
predicted.
They then developed a novel approach to analyze the nonlinear dynamics of the system and
predict which
wave groups will evolve into extreme
rogue waves.
«New Yorkers were lucky,» writes Bruce Parker in The Power of the Sea: Tsunamis, Storm Surges,
Rogue Waves, and Our Quest to
Predict Disasters.