WAVES, _{page 1}

(1) - Wave phenomena, examples:
(2) - Sinusoidal wave terminology:

plot H=height versus distance (L=wave length) .......................................................

, then. plot H versus time (T=wave period) ...............................................................

(3) - General wave formula:
wave velocity, or Celerity ,
C = L / T = LT ^-1,
where L=wavelength, T= period

(4) -Wave orbital velocity,
U = (pi) H / T
where (pi)= 3.14

note that T is denominator
in both formulas, which means that
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(5) - for wave orbital motion,
see Groen's diagrams at right

mark horizontal axis L=distance
and vertical axis T=time

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