Posts Tagged ‘sea currents’
Network tracks ocean’s ebb and flow
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — A network of high-frequency radar systems is keeping track of 1,500 miles of Pacific shoreline—from Astoria, Washington, to Tijuana, Mexico. Continue…
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Predicting when rogue waves will strike
TULANE (US)—Physicist Lev Kaplan is hoping to calculate the probability of where and when rogue ocean waves will form. A probability warning for a rogue wave would be similar to the “cones of probability” used in tornado and hurricane forecasting. (more…)
