Rogue waves anatomy of a monster
Rogue waves remain something of a mystery. Long believed to be a myth or an exaggeration, they haven't been the subject of any kind of serious in-depth research - until now. This book makes rigorous marine science accessible to all, exploring the causes and frequency of rogue waves, and the rea...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London, UK :
Adlard Coles, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
2017.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b44677273*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1 The Life of a Wave; 2 Rogue Waves and Honest Waves; 3 An Extended Family of Unlikely Waves; 4 Legends and True Stories; 5 It's the Wave's Effects That Count; 6 Getting the Measure of the Measurements; 7 Rogue Statistics; 8 The Scientific Analysis; 9 Managing Without Forecasts; 10 Raising Sea Snakes; Epilogue; Glossary; Acknowledgements; Images; Index.
