The wave
by Susan Casey · first published 2010
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Highly recommend “The Wave,” by Susan Casey, a nonfiction book that covers research into open ocean rogue waves, and also surfers attempting to predict and ride the largest breaking waves.
on “Enormous ‘rogue waves’ can appear out of nowhere” ↗For those interested in this topic, The Wave by Susan Casey https://susancasey.com/books-list/the-wave is an entertaining read, alternating between accounts of surfers following the waves and history of various waves. Some science of various resonances…
on “Extreme 'Rogue Wave' in the North Pacific Confirmed as Most Extreme on Record” ↗> "There are no freak waves in the world,” says naval architect Jon Etxegoien. “They are all predictable." This book argues that there are waves that do not follow a logical pattern: http://www.amazon.com/Wave-Pursuit-Rogues-Freaks-Giants/dp/0...
on “The U.S. Navy Tests Its Ships in This Indoor Ocean” ↗