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Word

-> "Mot"
Symbol
Unity
Definition
Interferences

-> "Interférences"


On the encountering of two wave groups, the energy and height of a resultant wave is the algebraic sum of the energies and heights of the incident waves.
Internal waves

-> "Onde interne"


Undulation propagating along the submarine interface between layers of different density.
Irregular waves

-> "Houle irrégulière"


Swell as a superposition of many wave systems having their own frequencies. It can be mono-directional or multi-directional. Defined by its "Energy spectrum"
Concern the deep water and the "Stokes theories".



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