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A Field Experiment on the Recurrence of Large Waves in Wind Seas
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Open Journal of Marine Science·Volume 01 (2011)·Pages 69–72·Published 21 October 2011·DOI10.4236/ojms.2011.13007
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Abstract
Wind generated sea waves are generally regarded as an example of pure randomness in nature. Here we give a proof that the matter is not exactly so: some identical sequences of relatively large waves were found many hours apart from one another. This finding supports the theory of quasi determinism of sea waves.
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