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A wave by any other size....
"Charles Pezeshki" wrote in message
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in article , Brian Nystrom at
wrote on 9/18/03 3:43 AM:
Ah, that explains it, but that sure is a screwy way of measuring waves.
As for
East Coasters doubling the wave height...it's BS.
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Regards
Brian
Hi Folks,
Actually, mathematically, that makes more sense than measuring
trough-to-crest. If one considers waves modeled by a sine wave, the mean
height measurement would be called the amplitude.
Which always gives me trouble, because as a boatman, I instinctively think
of wave amplitude as trough to crest, and I have to change my mindset.
Likewise, some guy who builds a dock on the shore that sits 5 feet above
sealevel would have a hard time being convinced that a 5-foot wave would
only come halfway up. He'd think that a 5-foot wave would hit the dock.
--riverman
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