Sentence examples for wind generated waves from inspiring English sources

This site is located in the outer Severn Estuary/inner Bristol Channel which is a macro-hypertidal regime dominated by physical processes, characterized by strong tidal currents, high turbidity and a significant degree of exposure to wind generated waves.

Shorelines will lose protection from storms -- a Time Magazine post suggests that up to 90percentt of the energy from wind generated waves is absorbed by reef ecosystems.

For example, in the wind-induced surface heat exchange (WISHE) mechanism (Emanuel 1987; Neelin et al. 1987), surface wind generates waves that enhance evaporation and latent heat supply.

At the coast, the tropical storm's strong winds generated waves 2 3 feet high, which caused moderate damage.

A strong trade wind swell north of Cosme generated waves up to 9 feet high.

As bitter winds ripped over the lake, they generated waves that flung sea spray against the lighthouse, located in St . Joseph Mich., roughly opposite Chicago.

The continued variations of the wind generate multiple waves that propagate and reflect on the east shores and west of the basin.

Wind-generated wave energy is a renewable energy source that exhibits a huge potential for sustainable growth.

Winds over the ocean generate waves on the water that can be recognized by HF OTH radar.

Fetch, area of ocean or lake surface over which the wind blows in an essentially constant direction, thus generating waves.

Wave pattern is also mostly determined by the northeast trade winds, although this pattern may be altered by changes in wind intensity and by extratropical cyclonic depressions that occur in the North Atlantic, generating waves that reach the Venezuelan coasts as swells.