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on Friday December 16 2016, @03:39AM
from the surefire-way-to-clean-the-decks dept.
from the surefire-way-to-clean-the-decks dept.
The highest-ever wave detected by a buoy has been recorded in the North Atlantic ocean, the World Meteorological Organization has said.
The 19-metre (62.3ft) wave happened between Iceland and the United Kingdom, off the Outer Hebrides.
It was created in the aftermath of a very strong cold front with 43.8 knot (50.4mph) winds on 4 February 2013.
The WMO, which released the data, said the previous record was 18.275 metres (59.96ft) in December 2007.
That wave was also in the North Atlantic.
It is not the biggest-ever recorded wave, however. In 2002 a ship spotted a 29-metre (95 ft) North Atlantic wave.
This is why I lubb the land.
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Massive Atlantic Wave Sets Record Says World Meteorological Organization
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(Score: 3, Informative) by tfried on Friday December 16 2016, @09:18AM
TFA is unclear on the terms. Quoting relevant bits from the original press release:
A World Meteorological Organization expert committee has established a new world record significant wave height of 19 meters (62.3 feet) measured by a buoy in the North Atlantic.
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Wave height is defined as the distance from the crest of one wave to the trough of the next. The term “significant wave height” means the average of the highest one-third of waves measured by an instrument, and is comparable to what an observer would see as an average of about 15-20 well-formed waves over a period of about 10 minutes.
It's not about a single wave.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday December 16 2016, @10:40AM
http://swellbeat.com/mean-and-peak-wave-periods/ [swellbeat.com]
That article helps to understand what they are talking about.