A century of observation and experiment has revealed much about how these waves are generated and propagated Men have always been fascinated, and sometimes awed, by the rhythmic motions of the sea ...

Waves — generation and types. Waves provide about half the energy to do work at the coast. Ocean waves are generated by wind blowing over the ocean surface. The stronger the wind, the longer it ...

The Indian Ocean tsunami ten years ago traveled at speeds reaching 500 miles per hour and barged up to a mile inland. It killed some 200,000 people, making it the deadliest wave known. Garrett ...

These storms, and the swells they create, are facts of nature ... 100km per hour in the open ocean, and their energy (which ...

To stand at the edge of an ocean is to face an eternity of waves and water, a shroud covering seven-tenths of the Earth. Hidden below are mountain ranges and canyons that rival anything on land.

Feel the power of nature with this dramatic wallpaper of an ocean storm, capturing the intensity of dark clouds and crashing ...

These ripples are waves travelling through the water. Like ocean waves, these ripples are transverse waves because the surface of the water moves up and down, at 90° to the direction that the ...

"Wave power is always there. It never stops. I began thinking that there's got to be a way to harness all the energy of an ocean swell, in a practical and efficient way, in a responsible way." ...

Why is this important? Underwater drones are already used to inspect oil pipelines, monitor melting ice, clean up pollution, study marine life, and even find underwater mines. But current models use ...