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O
Word

-> "Mot"
Symbol
Unity
Definition
Ocean swell

-> "Houle océanique"


Waves generated by the transformation of "Wind waves". Longer than "Wind sea" in wavelength: period above ten second.
Swell moves across the open ocean in trains of waves of similar period that radiate from a wind source.
Offshore wind

-> "Vent de terre"


Wind that blows from the land toward the sea.
One-dimensional spectrum

-> "Spectre unidimensionnel"


Represents the energy associated with each frequency component present in the wave profile.
Onshore wind

-> "Vent de mer"


Wind that blows from the sea toward the land.
Orbital velocity

-> "Vitesse orbitale"




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