Superposition of Water Waves
http://www.coastal.udel.edu/faculty/rad/superplot.html

Robert A. Dalrymple, Center for Applied Coastal Research, University of Delaware


This site from the Center of Applied Coastal Research at the University of Delaware features an interactive animation of sea surface motion as observed in the superposition of numerous wave trains. In this applet, the user can specify the wave height, period and direction of up to four different waves. The resulting plot will show how the waves become superposed on each other.


Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Physical
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Animations/Video
Ocean Environments: Surface Waters, Coastal and Estuarine
Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Oceanography