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  2. Breaking wave - Wikipedia

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    The most generally familiar sort of breaking wave is the breaking of water surface waves on a coastline. Wave breaking generally occurs where the amplitude reaches the point that the crest of the wave actually overturns. Certain other effects in fluid dynamics have also been termed "breaking waves", partly by analogy with water surface waves.

  3. Iribarren number - Wikipedia

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    The parameter used to describe breaking wave types on beaches; or wave run-up on – and reflection by – beaches, breakwaters and dikes. [4] [5] [6] Iribarren Number (ξ 0) as a function of wave height with constant beach steepness of 7.5 degrees. Iribarren's work was further developed by Jurjen Battjes in 1974, who named the parameter after ...

  4. Rip current - Wikipedia

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    Breaking waves cross a sand bar off the shore. The pushed-in water can most easily travel back out to sea through a gap in the sand bar. This flow creates a fast-moving rip current. A rip current (or just rip) is a specific type of water current that can occur near

  5. Surf zone - Wikipedia

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    The surf zone or breaker zone is the nearshore part of a body of open water between the line at which the waves break and the shore. As ocean surface waves approach a shore, they interact with the bottom, get taller and steeper, and break, forming the foamy surface called surf. The region of breaking waves defines the surf zone.

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    Rough story, awesomely presented — that’s “Breaking the Waves,” playing Friday, April 12 and Sunday, April 14 at Detroit Opera.

  7. Three Secrets to Easy, Sexy Waves - AOL

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  8. Best hearing aids for seniors in 2025, according to experts ...

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    Other key features include Bluetooth capability, hands-free calling for iPhone users, and an easy-to-use app with a “find my hearing aid” feature. There are nine models to choose from with BTE ...

  9. Swell (ocean) - Wikipedia

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    Breaking swell waves at Hermosa Beach, California. A swell, also sometimes referred to as ground swell, in the context of an ocean, sea or lake, is a series of mechanical waves that propagate along the interface between water and air under the predominating influence of gravity, and thus are often referred to as surface gravity waves.