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100 1  Raichlen, Fredric. 
245 10 Waves /|cFredric Raichlen. 
250    Unabridged. 
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       hoopla,|c2015. 
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520    Sitting on the beach on a sunny summer day, we enjoy the 
       steady advance and retreat of the waves. In the water, 
       enthusiastic waders jump and shriek with pleasure when a 
       wave hits them. But where do these waves come from? How 
       are they formed and why do they break on the shore? In 
       Waves, Fredric Raichlen traces the evolution of waves, 
       from their generation in the deep ocean to their effects 
       on the coast. He explains, in a way that is readily 
       understandable to nonscientists, both the science of waves
       themselves and the technology that can be used to protect 
       us against their more extreme forms, including hurricanes 
       and tsunamis. After offering a basic definition of waves 
       and explaining the mechanics of wind-wave generation, 
       Raichlen describes how waves travel, how they shoal (rise),
       how they break, and how they transform in other ways. He 
       goes on to describe, among other things, the complicated 
       sun-Earth-moon combinations that create astronomical tides
       (the high and low tides that occur daily and predictably);
       the effects of waves on the beach, including rip currents 
       and beach erosion, and on harbors and shipping; and the 
       building of breakwaters to protect harbors and bays. He 
       discusses hurricanes, storm surges, and hurricane-
       generated waves. He offers a brief history of tsunamis, 
       including Sumatra's in 2004 and Japan's in 2011, and 
       explains the mechanisms that generate them (including 
       earthquakes, landslides, and volcanoes). Waves can be 
       little ripples that lap peacefully at the shore or 
       monstrous tsunamis that destroy everything in their paths.
       Describing the science underlying this astonishing variety,
       Waves offers a different kind of beach reading. 
538    Mode of access: World Wide Web. 
650  0 Water waves. 
650  0 Ocean waves. 
650  0 Wave mechanics. 
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