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Wave attenuation in the Agulhas current

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dc.contributor.author Grundlingh, M
dc.contributor.author Rossouw, M
dc.date.accessioned 2007-06-28T13:39:12Z
dc.date.available 2007-06-28T13:39:12Z
dc.date.issued 1995-07
dc.identifier.citation Grundlingh, M and Rossouw, M. 1995. Wave attenuation in the Agulhas current. South African Journal of Science, vol. 91(7), pp 357-359 en
dc.identifier.issn 0038-2353
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/706
dc.description copyright: 1995 Bureau for Scientific Publishers en
dc.description.abstract The enlargement of surface wave height in the Agulhas Current, caused by waves propagating in the opposite direction to the current, is well known for its danger to large vessels traversing the Cape route. Occurrence characteristics of the phenomenon have recently been determined. This paper reports novel satellite observations of wave height reduction in the Agulhas Current, occurring when waves are more or less aligned with the flow. The reduction takes the form of a small but noticeable decrease in wave height; the maximum recorded reduction amounted to about one half of the undisturbed wave height. The phenomenon seems more prevalent in the northern parts of the Agulhas Current where the frequency of north-easterly swell is higher than in the south. en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher Bureau for Scientific Publishers en
dc.subject Wave height reduction en
dc.subject Agulhas current en
dc.title Wave attenuation in the Agulhas current en
dc.type Article en
dc.identifier.apacitation Grundlingh, M., & Rossouw, M. (1995). Wave attenuation in the Agulhas current. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/706 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Grundlingh, M, and M Rossouw "Wave attenuation in the Agulhas current." (1995) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/706 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Grundlingh M, Rossouw M. Wave attenuation in the Agulhas current. 1995; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/706. en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Article AU - Grundlingh, M AU - Rossouw, M AB - The enlargement of surface wave height in the Agulhas Current, caused by waves propagating in the opposite direction to the current, is well known for its danger to large vessels traversing the Cape route. Occurrence characteristics of the phenomenon have recently been determined. This paper reports novel satellite observations of wave height reduction in the Agulhas Current, occurring when waves are more or less aligned with the flow. The reduction takes the form of a small but noticeable decrease in wave height; the maximum recorded reduction amounted to about one half of the undisturbed wave height. The phenomenon seems more prevalent in the northern parts of the Agulhas Current where the frequency of north-easterly swell is higher than in the south. DA - 1995-07 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Wave height reduction KW - Agulhas current LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 1995 SM - 0038-2353 T1 - Wave attenuation in the Agulhas current TI - Wave attenuation in the Agulhas current UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/706 ER - en_ZA


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