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Subject: RE: [worldcruising] Waves
From: David Miller (d.miller@XXX.XXX)
Date: Mon Aug 20 2001 - 13:38:35 EDT
Oh I can see it. It would make sense.
I have a swimming pool, and when I put in an anti-algae liquid (this is
approximately 8oz's in a 25,000 gal of water [a ratio of 1/400000] ) there
is a definite difference in the wave action generated by the pumps on the
surface water. A definite smoothing, or flattening out of the waves.
-----Original Message-----
From: R Hepler [mailto:roberthepler@XXX.XXX]
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 9:03 AM
To: worldcruising@XXX.XXX
Subject: Re: [worldcruising] Waves
I find it hard to believe that a film of bunker would damp significant
waves. I can see it damping smaller waves and keeping them from breaking,
but not really making them smaller. Of course, that is "gut feeling" not
science...
-Rob
----- Original Message -----
From: <dave@XXX.XXX>
> Going from memory there was a publication in the authoritive magazine
> Ocean Navigator several years ago which mentioned ongoing research
> from one of the Swedish Institutes. I believe this was the
> Gothenburg Institute. The theory put forward was that rogue waves
> are only returning to heights that they were at prior to the world
> wars. So much bunker was lost at sea during WWI and WWII that a film
> was measureable on the worlds oceans. 50 years hence this is
> starting to disipate and thus wave heights are no longer held down by
> the damping effect of the oil. Interesting theory. The largest
> wave, that is not produced by an earthquake, was recorded at 97 feet
> level with the conning tower on the QEII.
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