Waves

by Fredric Raichlen

Book Overview

A guide to ocean waves traces their evolution from wind-wave generation to coastal effects.

Sitting on the beach on a sunny summer day, we enjoy the steady advance and retreat of the waves. In the water, enthusiastic waders jump and shriek with pleasure when a wave hits them. But where do these waves come from? How are they formed and why do they break on the shore? In Waves, Fredric Raichlen traces the evolution of waves, from their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262518236
• ISBN13: 9780262518239
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 7.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher