Extreme waves /

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Author / Creator:Smith, Craig B.
Imprint:Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, c2006.
Description:xx, 291 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Subject:Ocean waves.
Ocean waves.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6124810
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ISBN:0309100623 (cloth)
9780309100625
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-273) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Calm Sea
  • 2. The Four Winds and Waves
  • 3. Over the Bounding Main
  • 4. Tempests and Storm-Tossed Seas
  • 5. Swell
  • 6. Terror Waves: Tsunami
  • 7. The Southeast Asia Tsunami of December 26, 2004
  • 8. A Confused Sea
  • 9. Freaks, Rogues, and Giants
  • 10. When the Big Wave Comes: Are Ships Safe Enough?
  • 11. Davy Jones's Locker
  • Appendixes
  • A. Recent Research on Extreme Wave Models
  • B. Units of Measure and Conversion Factors
  • C. Glossary of Special Terms
  • Endnotes
  • Annotated Bibliography
  • Permissions and Credits
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index