"Wave action" refers to the movement or effect produced by waves, usually in bodies of water. It can include activities such as the rising and falling of wave crests, the crashing or breaking of waves on shorelines, or the erosion caused by waves.
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It is due to the lack
of wave action at the beach because the reef breaks them off shore.
We stay within these areas to insure a smooth ride, while still being able to observe
wave action on outer reefs.
I have to take medication several times per day — does taking a pill prevent the cleansing
wave actions from occurring?
The sea ice protected the coastline by stopping
wave action for a significant part of each year.
More wave action can also cause more coastline erosion, adding more terrestrial sediment into the ocean.
There are hardly any predators in the low tide zone due to shallow water and
wave action which further increases the chances of survival.
All of our ocean kayak routes are conducted in protected waters where barrier reefs
reduce wave action.
It takes a long time for so much erosion to occur from
gentle wave action in a tropical sea.
With your
average wave action considered, that means I need four feet of water not to be bottom knocking!
The ocean here has
minimal wave action, making it a great beach for families with small children, and for those who enjoy water sports that require flat waters.
Mermaid necklaces can absorb strong shocks and have a triple helical, rubbery structure that lets them withstand
strong wave action without rupturing.
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.
Nearly a decade ago, Steve Elgar of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) set up a series of floating pressure gauges, sonar devices and water velocity meters on a beach in Duck, N.C., in an attempt to determine what changes
in wave action bring sand back onshore.
Rugged coastline and
wave action along the West Coast at Cape Palmerston, Northern Vancouver Island, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
Birds have played a very important part in the establishment of this beautiful coral cay, a build up of rubble and sediments from thousands of years of
wave action surrounding the reefs.
The Pacific Ocean constantly pounds this scenic coastline
with wave action at Cape Palmerston on Northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
This year - round, indoor facility boasts one of the first
indoor wave action pools in the United States.
In Chicago, the Park District will use a new high - tech system that uses computer software to give real - time predictions of bacteria counts based on such factors as water temperature, modeling of the lake bottom and
wave action monitored by buoys.
«At the surface of the ocean, for example,» explained Fellow David Nesbitt, «
wave action generates small little liquid droplets that get popped up into the air.
In 2013, at Happisburgh on the eastern coast of England,
wave action revealed human footprints on a tidal mud flat beside an eroding cliff.
In front of one barrier island, concrete reef balls and bags filled with oyster shells now
absorb wave action that had chewed a foot - high edge on the island's marshy shoreline.
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.
A blocking high pressure system in the North Atlantic creating consistent strong northeasterly flow would
provide wave action that may have contributed to the chevron ridge formation in the Bahamas and Bermuda.
The invite the salps over for dinner idea has yet to be shown doable (100 million plus giant drain pipes in the Gulf of Mexico that somehow
utilize wave action to upwell nutrients) and would come close to a billion tons a year if it worked.
The brothers are two frogs named Bro and Dude, and illustrator Daniel Miyares brings them wonderfully to life with vivid colors, froggy - eyed expressions and plenty of heart -
stopping wave action.
Outer Kom is a point break that can get really big and an epic spot for paddling out and getting some
bigger wave action.
I plan on making weekly surf report videos with some
tasty wave action and the gang at CH's.
Find one with gentle waves if you've got little ones who aren't steady in the water, or venture to a beach with more
wave action if you have older kids who want to try boogie boarding.
Heavy
wave action off the Oregon coast churns organic matter into oils, creating brilliant natural beach art.
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.
As it did,
wave action eroded away all of the soil and left the potsherds and stone tools to gradually drop onto the bedrock below the place where they had been used 1,300 or more years ago.
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.
Saturday 26th Aug: Slight ESE winds early morning with decrease in swell and
wave action still breaking on the outside keyhole section (The Point) but very small and fat with the morning tide.