ORIGIN AND GENERATION OF WAVES

Walter H. Munk

Abstract


It is no more possible to speak of the origin of ocean waves than it is to speak of the origin of sound waves, or of electromagnetic waves. Different types of waves exist, often simultaneously, and these differ from one another with respect to their origin and generation.

Keywords


wave theory, generation, propagation, linear

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