Wednesday, September 23, 2026
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Making sense of shallow-water waves with advanced statistics

When ocean waves reach shallow water, their complex interactions can produce lower-frequency infragravity waves. These waves strongly affect—and are affected by—the shape of coastlines, linking them to erosion, sediment deposition and the degradation of coastal ice.

Making sense of shallow-water waves with advanced statistics
Image: Phys.org
When ocean waves reach shallow water, their complex interactions can produce lower-frequency infragravity waves. These waves strongly affect—and are affected by—the shape of coastlines, linking them to erosion, sediment deposition and the degradation of coastal ice.

Originally published at Phys.org

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