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005			20240726105414.0
008			131029s2013 mduab o 001 0 eng d
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020			_a9781421410791 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
050	0	4	_aGC211 _b.S354 2013
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aZirker, Jack B., _e1
245	1	0	_aThe science of ocean waves : _bripples, tsunamis, and stormy seas / _cJ.B. Zirker.
260			_aBaltimore, Maryland : _bThe Johns Hopkins University Press, _c(c)2013.
300			_a1 online resource (xii, 248 pages) : _billustrations, maps
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_adata file _2rda
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505	0	0	_aA walk along the beach -- _tWhat exactly is a wave? -- _tHow the wind generates ocean waves -- _tA touch of reality : how big waves behave -- _tObservations at sea : the postwar boom -- _tForecasting and monitoring storm waves -- _tBreaking waves -- _tFreaks and rogues -- _tTsunamis -- _tInternal waves and El Niño -- _tThe tides -- _tThe currents -- _tShip waves -- _tRenewable energy from waves and tides -- _tThe future.
520	0		_aA scientist takes readers on a whirlwind tour of the world of waves - from the "ordinary" waves that constantly churn the sea to the rogues or freaks that can rise up seemingly from nowhere to heights of 20 meters or more, and everything in between. Addressing questions most ocean visitors have had and offering new questions for further consideration, this book explains in accessible language how waves are formed, how they move, how they become huge and destructive, and how they're being studied now for clues that will help us plan for the future. Devoting chapters to wind, tides, currents, breakers, tsunamis, forecasting, renewable energy, and El Niño - as well as discussing the gentler properties of ocean waves which inspire us and offer opportunities for relaxation and recreation - the author explores the physical factors that create waves. Drawing on some of the storms that have devastated entire regions - such as Hurricane Katrina, the tsunami launched by the 2004 Sumatran earthquake, and the great tsunami that crushed the shore of Japan in 2011 - the author explains the forces that cause these monster waves and reveals the toll they take on human lives. --
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650		0	_aOcean waves.
650		0	_aTsunamis.
650		0	_aWater waves.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=601257&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell