Ocean wave mechanics

Part of the Ocean engineering course offered by the Wikiversity Department of Marine Engineering, School of Engineering and the Engineering and Technology Portal

## Lecture

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Output from a shallow water equation model of water in a bathtub. The water experiences five splashes which generate surface gravity waves that propagate away from the splash locations and reflect off of the bathtub walls.

From Ocean surface wave

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### Wave Motion

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## Assignments

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Activities:

1. Compare the characteristic wave heights of waves in a local pond or swimming pool, and ocean waves.
2. ...

Readings:

1. Peruse the appropriate sections of b:Introduction to Oceanography
2. Read this new article about ocean currents

Study guide:

1. Wikipedia article: Wave