Extreme waves /
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Author / Creator: | Smith, Craig B. |
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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 |
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