Open AccessOn the Origin of Infragravity Waves
Author(s) -
Terri Cook
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2018eo101911
Subject(s) - geology , infragravity wave , seismology , geophysics , physics , wave propagation , optics , mechanical wave , longitudinal wave
Seafloor pressure sensor data show that long-period ocean surface waves radiating from the world’s shorelines are mostly reflected back to shore by the continental shelf edge.