waves travel into areas of shallow water, they begin to be affected by the ocean bottom. The free orbital motion of the water is disrupted, and water... 2 KB (225 words) - 19:04, 14 January 2024 |
The shallow-water equations (SWE) are a set of hyperbolic partial differential equations (or parabolic if viscous shear is considered) that describe the... 37 KB (4,763 words) - 00:51, 22 April 2024 |
Shallow water may refer to: Shallow Water (album) Shallow Water, Kansas, unincorporated community, United States Waves and shallow water Shallow water... 359 bytes (68 words) - 20:29, 5 October 2023 |
gravity waves in deeper water have a larger phase speed than in shallower water. In contrast with the behavior of gravity waves, capillary waves (i.e. only... 30 KB (3,361 words) - 18:22, 21 April 2024 |
the simulation of water waves in shallow seas and harbours. While the Boussinesq approximation is applicable to fairly long waves – that is, when the... 20 KB (2,509 words) - 19:27, 25 December 2022 |
of water by the waves in the zone above the wave troughs. The undertow's flow velocities are generally strongest in the surf zone, where the water is... 12 KB (1,386 words) - 18:31, 21 April 2024 |
wave height to water depth (for waves in shallow water), and wave height to wavelength (for waves in deep water). Airy wave theory uses a potential flow... 49 KB (5,459 words) - 18:30, 21 April 2024 |
wave. (e.g. ) Upper shoreface — above wave base Lower shoreface — below wave base Airy wave theory Dispersion (water waves) Waves and shallow water R... 3 KB (429 words) - 13:56, 29 October 2023 |
Wavelength (redirect from Wave length) (for example, vacuum, air, or water) that a wave travels through. Examples of waves are sound waves, light, water waves and periodic electrical signals... 35 KB (4,288 words) - 11:14, 26 April 2024 |
Tsunami (redirect from Tsunami waves) generated by the displacement of water from a large event. Tsunami waves do not resemble normal undersea currents or sea waves because their wavelength is... 63 KB (7,338 words) - 19:53, 21 April 2024 |
This is a list of wave topics. Contents: Top 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z... 10 KB (37 words) - 10:52, 7 November 2023 |
Well (redirect from Shallow well) can easily reach shallow sources and contamination of the supply by pathogens or chemical contaminants needs to be avoided. Well water typically contains... 47 KB (6,038 words) - 01:09, 23 April 2024 |
Ripple tank (section Plane waves) ripple tank is a shallow glass tank of water used to demonstrate the basic properties of waves. It is a specialized form of a wave tank. The ripple tank... 7 KB (909 words) - 09:13, 1 April 2024 |
Upper shoreface (category Wave mechanics) wave with a 2 feet (0.61 m) wavelength would be moving the water (barely) at the bottom. Dispersion (water waves) Lower shoreface Waves and shallow water... 2 KB (213 words) - 06:49, 13 November 2023 |
Rip current (category Bodies of water) of the tide, when the water is shallow enough to cause the waves to break over a sand bar, but deep enough for the broken wave to flow over the bar. In... 17 KB (2,492 words) - 20:29, 30 March 2024 |
Physical oceanography (section Planetary waves) called tidal waves, were renamed because they are not related to the tides. They are regarded as shallow-water waves, or waves in water with a depth less... 31 KB (3,729 words) - 00:52, 2 April 2024 |
Korteweg–De Vries equation (redirect from Non-linear wave mechanics) mathematical model of waves on shallow water surfaces. It is particularly notable as the prototypical example of an integrable PDE and exhibits many of the... 26 KB (3,327 words) - 08:58, 17 April 2024 |
Undersea mountain range (category Coastal and oceanic landforms) ridge. In contrast, if formed by past above-water volcanism, they are known as a seamount chain. The largest and best known undersea mountain range is a mid-ocean... 1 KB (119 words) - 00:52, 23 May 2023 |
dominating gravity and viscous forces. Waves propagating across a Rollin film are governed by the same equation as gravity waves in shallow water, but rather... 4 KB (495 words) - 14:13, 7 April 2024 |