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WAVE BREAKING  

Definition

  • A wave whose amplitude reaches a critical level at which some process can suddenly start to occur that causes large amounts of wave energy to be transformed into turbulent kinetic energy. At this point, simple physical models that describe wave dynamics often become invalid, particularly those that assume linear behavior. (en)

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  • 2013-08-06 08:41:51.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add broader relation (WAVE BREAKING [406bfa8b-8522-4776-936a-1fda8b0cfe97,105595] - COASTAL PROCESSES [e26803a0-82ea-40c4-a41a-9e222c9bd09a,86507]);
  • 2013-08-20 10:03:50.0 [tbs1979] insert Definition (id: null text: A wave whose amplitude reaches a critical level at which some process can suddenly start to occur that causes large amounts of wave energy to be transformed into turbulent kinetic energy. At this point, simple physical models that describe wave dynamics often become invalid, particularly those that assume linear behavior. language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/406bfa8b-8522-4776-936a-1fda8b0cfe97

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