Rogue waves in the ocean are much more common than anyone suspected, says new study
- Written by: Alessandro Toffoli, Professor in Ocean Engineering, The University of Melbourne
Willyam Bradberry/ShutterstockWe used three-dimensional imaging of ocean waves to capture freakish seas that produce a notorious phenomenon known as rogue waves. Our results are now published in Physical Review Letters*.
Rogue waves are giant colossi of the sea – twice as high as neighbouring waves – that appear seemingly out of...
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