The science of ocean waves : ripples, tsunamis, and stormy seas / J.B. Zirker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zirker, Jack B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ocean waves.

Tsunamis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

2013.

Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Zirker is that rare animal who can both communicate the most demanding technical detail and make it accessible."--New Scientist.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""1 A Walk along the Beach""; ""2 What Exactly Is a Wave?""; ""3 How the Wind Generates Ocean Waves""; ""4 A Touch of Reality: How Big Waves Behave""; ""5 Observations at Sea: The Postwar Boom""; ""6 Forecasting and Monitoring Storm Waves""; ""7 Breaking Waves""; ""8 Freaks and Rogues""; ""9 Tsunamis""; ""10 Internal Waves and El Niño""; ""11 The Tides""; ""12 The Currents""; ""13 Ship Waves""; ""14 Renewable Energy from Waves and Tides""; ""15 The Future""; ""Glossary""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""K""; ""M""; ""P""

""R""""S""; ""T""; ""W""; ""Index""; ""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""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 5, 2013).

ISBN:

1-4214-1079-6

OCLC:

863593975