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Bores, breakers, waves and wakes; an introduction to the study of waves on water
- Title
- Bores, breakers, waves and wakes; an introduction to the study of waves on water [by] R.A.R. Tricker.
- Author
- Tricker, R. A. R.
- Publication
- New York, American Elsevier Pub. Co. [1965, ©1964]
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Details
- Description
- xiii, 250 pages illustrations (some color); 23 cm
- Subject
- Contents
- The tides -- The Moon's motion -- The tides as observed -- Tidal bores -- An elementary theory of tidal bores -- The theory of gravity waves in shallow water -- Waves as seen from the shore; the properties of waves in shallow water -- Bernoulli's Theorem -- The recording of waves -- Wave spectra -- Waves in deep water -- The generation and properties of ocean waves -- Microseisms -- Trochoidal waves -- Eddies -- Interference, diffraction and group velocity -- Ships' wakes -- Surface tension -- Ripples -- Reflections in rippled water.
- LCCN
- 65013164
- OCLC
- ocm01635856
- 1635856
- SCSB-234931
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library