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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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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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