Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
swell
English answer:
Swell can be the distance from
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zaphod
Jun 21, 2005 18:14
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English term
swell
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I have two contexts containing the word swell. need to know what it has to do with the first and how is it related to the second:
1>" the message should contain similar information to that listed under the paragraph but excluding the details concerning sea and swell"
2>" swell (slight, moderate, heavy) and the true direction from which it comes. Period or length of swell (short, average, long) would also be of value; and ... "
Thank you all in advance :)
1>" the message should contain similar information to that listed under the paragraph but excluding the details concerning sea and swell"
2>" swell (slight, moderate, heavy) and the true direction from which it comes. Period or length of swell (short, average, long) would also be of value; and ... "
Thank you all in advance :)
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Swell can be the distance from
the peak to the trough of a wave.
Light swells: Sea almost flat
Heavy swells: Seas turbulent or "rough".
Length of swell: is the frequency with which a wave rolls ashore: This is dependent on the width and depth of the harbor, channel or seaway, plus wind factors. In such cases swell is measured both between wave peaks, and frequency of impact.In any context, Swell means an unbroken waveform, or frequency.
Light swells: Sea almost flat
Heavy swells: Seas turbulent or "rough".
Length of swell: is the frequency with which a wave rolls ashore: This is dependent on the width and depth of the harbor, channel or seaway, plus wind factors. In such cases swell is measured both between wave peaks, and frequency of impact.In any context, Swell means an unbroken waveform, or frequency.
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Comment: "Thanks zaphod :) Thank you all :) Zaphod's actually was the closest to my context :)"
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how the sea rolls
Swell is the way in which the sea rolls (without breaking into waves). With a heavy swell it is getting quite rough.
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jccantrell
: Yep, MW says: a long often massive and crestless wave or succession of waves often continuing beyond or after its cause (as a gale)
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Robert Donahue (X)
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rangepost
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Nick Lingris
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waves not generated in the area of observation
Sea waves: waves generated by the wind blowing at the time, and in the recent past, in the area of observation.
Swell waves: waves which have travelled into the area of observation after having been generated by previous winds in other areas. These waves may travel thousands of kilometres from their origin before dying away. There may be swell present even if the wind is calm and there are no 'sea' waves.
[http://www.bom.gov.au/lam/glossary/spagegl.shtml]
Swell waves: waves which have travelled into the area of observation after having been generated by previous winds in other areas. These waves may travel thousands of kilometres from their origin before dying away. There may be swell present even if the wind is calm and there are no 'sea' waves.
[http://www.bom.gov.au/lam/glossary/spagegl.shtml]
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