A laser-equipped research platform has, for the first time, photographed airflow just millimeters above ocean waves, revealing two simultaneous wind–wave energy-transfer tricks—slow short waves steal ...

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These waves in the sky are formed similarly to ocean waves, where high winds blow over the water, sculpting the flat water into wave formations. In the atmosphere, ...

There’s something healing about spending time outdoors. Whether walking on a forest trail, picnicking in the park or catching your first wave, the sky, the sea; nature fosters a sense of mental ...

Ocean Waves and kindred Geophysical Phenomena. By Dr. Vaughan Cornish, and Additional Notes by Dr. Harold Jeffreys. Pp. xv + 164 + 26 plates. (Cambridge: At the University Press, 1934.) 10s. net.

A rare and stunning roll cloud formation captivated beachgoers in Portugal, resembling a massive horizontal wave. The unusual atmospheric phenomenon, ...

The annual energy potential of waves along the U.S. coast is theoretically about 2.64 trillion kilowatt hours, which is roughly two-thirds of the country’s total utility generation in 2021.

A view of big waves in Pacific Ocean at Municipal Pier of Pacifica, Calif., Dec. 22, 2024, as coastal flood and high surf warning issued in San Francisco, Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes ...

Marine heat waves — prolonged periods of unusually warm ocean temperatures — can devastate marine ecosystems and disrupt fisheries and coastal economies. Based at the University of New South Wales in ...