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Sunday, August 08, 2004

Rogue Waves

1) Rogue Waves
http://www.enviroliteracy.org/article.php/257.html
2) Ship-Sinking Monster Waves Revealed by ESA Satellites
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMOKQL26WD_index_0.html
3) MaxWave
http://www.enviroliteracy.org/article.php/257.html
4) Rogue Waves and Explorations of Coastal Wave Characteristics
http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/Task_rpts/2002/ppliu02-3.html
5) Rogue Waves
http://www.weathernotebook.org/transcripts/2003/10/10.php
6) Freak Waves
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageseas/neptune-side-waves.html
7) Joint Time-Frequency Properties of Freak Waves
http://www.ece.utexas.edu/~thkim/Taek_files/isope04.pdf

While many people in the nautical world have told stories of large freak ocean waves for years, in the past most people had dismissed the seemingly unlikely rogue waves as myths. New oceanographic research, however, has validated these tales.

First, the Environmental Literacy Council provides an introduction to rogue waves (1). Students and educators can learn about the many mysteries that surround the giant waves. Next, the European Space Agency (ESA) describes its findings of the widespread existence of very large ocean waves that may actually be a leading cause of the sinking of large ships (2). Users can learn about the advantages of using radar satellites to investigate the oceans. The third website presents the MaxWave research project's investigations of low frequency wave fields, extreme individual waves, and wave groups for deep and shallow waters (3). While data is not yet available, users can download publications and find information on meetings, conferences, and international participants. At the fourth site, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) present its past and future investigations dealing with rogue waves (4). Visitors can learn how conventional wave measurements and their assumptions make it difficult to discover freak waves. The fifth site, produced by the Mount Washington Observatory, provides a text and audio report by Robin White on rogue waves and the destruction the deadly waves can create (5). Users can learn ways in which the waves may develop. Next, PBS furnishes a summary of rogue waves and identifies where they are more likely to occur (6). Visitors can find a variety of fun, educational animations including wave simulations. Lastly, the University of Texas at Austin provides a pdf scientific paper discussing research that has helped scientists to distinguish between freak and non-freak waves (7). Students and researchers can discover and view graphs of the joint time-frequency characteristics of a freak waves. [From The NSDL Scout Report for the Physical Sciences, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2003. http://scout.wisc.edu/]

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