Anatomie curieuse des vagues scélérates
Olagnon, M.; Kerr, J. (2015). Anatomie curieuse des vagues scélérates. Carnets de Sciences. Éditions Quae: Versailles. ISBN 978-2-7592-2181-3. 175 pp.
Part of: Carnets de Sciences. Editions Quae: Versailles. ISSN 2110-2228, more
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VLIZ: Descriptive Oceanography DES.60 [101606]
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Surges > Surface water waves > Storm surges
Water waves > Surface water waves > Tidal waves
Water waves > Surface water waves > Tsunamis
Waves
Marine/Coastal |
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Without waves and ripples, lakes, seas and oceans would scarcely be more attractive than simple swimming pools. Sometimes their swells become monstrous, ferocious, killer: freakish. How are these ogres of freak waves born, how do they live and die? Do they come out of nowhere? Can ships confront them? Here are a few thoughts on rare events, anecdotes and scientific explanations within everyone's reach, livened up with photos and watercolours. |
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