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THE MECHANISM OF WAVE RIDING IN PORPOISES
Author(s) -
BACKHOUSE K. M.,
SMART P. J. G.
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
proceedings of the zoological society of london
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0370-2774
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1961.tb06172.x
Subject(s) - breaking wave , mechanism (biology) , bow wave , physics , acoustics , marine engineering , mechanics , engineering , optics , wave propagation , quantum mechanics , magnetic field , solar wind
The characteristics of wave riding porpoises are described showing that the animals use a breaking bow wave in much the same way as a human surf‐rider planes in a breaking wave.