Sentence examples for harsh ocean from inspiring English sources

At sea there is plenty of wind and wave energy, and occasionally sunshine, but building renewable-energy systems that can survive harsh ocean conditions is even harder and more costly than designing land-based ones.

Researchers had assumed that these polyps wouldn't last long in the harsh ocean environment without their armor.

According to Dunleavy, software simulations have been key to improving both the PowerBuoy’s design and its ability to tolerate harsh ocean conditions.

It expands the capability of traditional underwater glider by the combination of gliding mode and screw propeller driven mode, which is more adaptive in harsh ocean environment and more suitable for complex task.

Harsh ocean conditions, volatile weather patterns and the prevalence of ice combine to make removal of oil spilled in Arctic waters an exceedingly difficult -- if not impossible -- task.

Rich collections of deep-sea corals off the coast of Alaska, for example, serve as a safe harbor from harsh ocean currents -- providing necessary areas for fish to spawn, feed, and take shelter from predators.

"Those oil guys can think whatever they want, but we know how harsh this ocean is," he said.

"Those oil guys can think whatever they want, but we know how harsh this ocean is," said Roy Nageak, an aging whaling captain, as he struggled to climb a high ice ridge four miles offshore to find the smoothest path to cut his trail.

As sea state harsher in the ocean space, more large motion and wave loads occurs on ships hull by non-linear phenomena.

After a few minutes, I remembered that the restaurant had made the news in New York when a harsh storm brought the ocean right through its doors; on the way out, I noticed a display of photos that confirmed my memory.

As the air crosses the ocean, the harsh sunlight reduces ozone levels from around 50 parts per billion (ppb) to 10 ppb, the scientists report in the journal Nature.