Motion of water particles relative to wave motion in deep water
- WOK 12-84
- Item
- 1960
Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds
Motion of water particles relative to wave motion in deep water. Water particles move forward under the crest and backward under the trough in orbitd that decrease in diameter with depth. Such motion extends downwards to a distance of about one-half the wave length. Leet and Judson, 1958, p. 309.