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

SEA WAVES are as unruly as ever ; but their characteristics are becoming more predictable as knowledge accumulates. The pioneer work of Arago and Stevenson Was energetically extended by the ...

Scientists have discovered that ocean waves may become far more extreme and complex than previously imagined. The new study, published in Nature today, reveals that under specific conditions ...

The major engages students in a wide range of topics of scientific interest and increasing social concern including ocean waves, tides, and circulation, natural climate variability including El Niño, ...

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 ...

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.

Critics say the operation was illegal and that DSMF’s activities flout two ongoing moratoria that should prevent deep-sea mining in PNG’s territorial waters. On the other hand, a national ...

But what causes waves? Well, kinetic energy from the wind moves air across the sea. The air drags along the surface, piling water up into ripples and waves. The stronger the wind, the bigger the wave.

A deep-sea mining operation that recently took place off the coast of Papua New Guinea (PNG) has raised alarm bells for ...

University of Adelaide researchers have developed a new theoretical model to predict the distances ocean waves can travel to break up sea ice. Monitoring of ocean wave propagation is important to ...

The tropics remain very active on Friday, including one system that could bring heavy tropical downpours to South Florida ...