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13:11 Sep 5, 2008 |
German to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Geography / Oceanography | |||||||
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4 | swell |
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3 | deep water swell waves |
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swell Explanation: Confirmed by the German and English Glossary of Geographical Terms by Eric Fischer and Francis E. Elliott, published by the American Geographical Society To cite from a reference provided by you in the context: swell: A long wave on water that moves continuously without breaking. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/swell |
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deep water swell waves Explanation: I haven't found references to lakes, but in case this really is about the sea instead of lakes, it could be the right term. Swell waves can travel for long distances in deep water without losing the energy they acquired from the wind. But when they travel into shallow water their shape and direction changes. In shallow water, the waves slow down, their crests can bend and change direction, and their vertical profile steepens. They become so steep that they fall over themselves, breaking and losing most of their energy in the surf zone. A group at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography uses computer models to predict how deep water swell waves will change direction and height as they enter shallow water along the California coast. In southern California, islands and an irregular coastline cause large changes in the swell waves from place to place. http://www.earthscape.org/t1/grk04/grk04a.html |
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