Science and Mathematics Lectures (Video)
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
Giant Waves on the Open Sea: Mariners' tall tales or alarming fact? - Professor Paul H Taylor
On 1 January 1995 a sensor on a platform in the central North Sea recorded a giant 60ft high wave crest - giant waves are not just the tales of sailors. What physics drives such waves? How common are they? How hould engineers design structures to survive rare but potentially catastrophic events?
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