Sentences with phrase «surface wave action»

Deep V hull design and wave breaking bow knuckle to minimize surface wave action against the hull as the Rocio Del Mar moves forward through the sea.

Not exact matches

With help from the ocean's natural wave action, the reduction in surface tension allows large surface slicks to separate into individual droplets that eventually sink to the sea floor.

The increased wave action reaches down and stirs up sediments on shallow continental shelves, releasing radium and other chemicals that are carried up to the surface and swept away into the open ocean by currents such as the Transpolar Drift.

These films share a world of sleek surfaces and ostentatious style, fuelled as much by modish electronica and gauche fashion as their narratives» sine wave ripples between glacial inactivity and hard - hitting action.

While wave action inside the reef or on the sheltered side of atolls is minimal, divers must still be cautious of the surge when close to the reef and near the surface.

Dr. Geh Min, former president of Singapore Nature Society, highlighted the unique role of tropical mangrove ecosystems in providing wildlife habitat, curbing coastal erosion caused by intense wave actions or surface runoff, acting as a natural purifier of water, while serving as sitea for human recreation.

In addition to expending some of the oceanic heat, the wave action of the cyclone tends to mix the cooler ocean waters below toward the surface, reducing sea surface temperatures after the cyclone passes.

I would have expected that with wind (18 knots) and wave (8 foot) action the shore temperatures would be much closer to the center lake surface temperatures.

Gravity - friction (which produce wave action, which transfers kinetic energy into heat) is a source of energy transfer at the surface, as is any flowing water and its passage to the sea.