Extreme Waves

by Smith, Craig B.

• ISBN13: 9780309100625
• ISBN10: 0309100623
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-11-07
• Publisher: Natl Academy Pr

Summary

"Extreme Waves is a science and history of waves. Covering both the headline stories as well as incidents that are less well-known but equally startling, Craig Smith, author and amateur sailor, will keep you riveted from the first chapter to the last."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
Dr. Susanne Lehner
Preface	xvii
Introduction	1	(215)
1 The Calm Sea	11	(14)
2 The Four Winds and Waves	25	(22)
3 Over the Bounding Main	47	(24)
4 Tempests and Storm-Tossed Seas	71	(39)
5 Swell	110	(17)
6 Terror Waves: Tsunami	127	(21)
7 The Southeast Asia Tsunami of December 26, 2004	148	(16)
8 A Confused Sea	164	(20)
9 Freaks, Rogues, and Giants	184	(32)
10 When the Big Wave Comes: Are Ships Safe Enough?	216	(10)
11 Davy Jones's Locker	226	(21)
Appendixes
A Recent Research on Extreme Wave Models	247	(4)
B Units of Measure and Conversion Factors	251	(2)
C Glossary of Special Terms	253	(3)
Endnotes	256	(13)
Annotated Bibliography	269	(6)
Permissions and Credits	275	(2)
Acknowledgments	277	(4)
Index	281