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Antarctic Bottom Water Capillary waves Wave character- istics and motion ordinary tide waves ( fixed period ) Sun ... Waves of the sea There are many types of ocean waves . Waves differ from each other in size and in terms of the forces ...
Antarctic Bottom Water Capillary waves Wave character- istics and motion ordinary tide waves ( fixed period ) Sun ... Waves of the sea There are many types of ocean waves . Waves differ from each other in size and in terms of the forces ...
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Wave trains and group velocity Genera- tion of tsunamis Cause of internal waves Stratified flow. direction . Real waves , however , always have a more ir- regular appearance . They may be described as composite waves , in which a whole ...
Wave trains and group velocity Genera- tion of tsunamis Cause of internal waves Stratified flow. direction . Real waves , however , always have a more ir- regular appearance . They may be described as composite waves , in which a whole ...
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... waves traveling at the wave speed given by C2 = gd . ) To a depth of 4,000 metres , for instance , the corresponding wave speed is about 200 metres per second , or 720 kilometres per hour . In the open ocean the height of tsunamis may ...
... waves traveling at the wave speed given by C2 = gd . ) To a depth of 4,000 metres , for instance , the corresponding wave speed is about 200 metres per second , or 720 kilometres per hour . In the open ocean the height of tsunamis may ...
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NUMBER GAMES and Other Mathematical Recreations | 1 |
NUMBER THEORY | 14 |
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS | 38 |
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