Posted on 05/11/2018 11:09:13 AM PDT by BenLurkin
At 78 feet tall, and churned by a fierce storm, it’s the largest wave ever recorded in the southern hemisphere, New Zealand scientists report.
“This is a very exciting event and to our knowledge it is largest wave ever recorded in the southern hemisphere,” said Tom Durrant, a senior oceanographer with MetOcean Solutions, in a statement. “So, this is a very important storm to capture, and it will add greatly to our understanding of the wave physics under extreme conditions in the Southern Ocean.”
The wave was recorded on the night of May 9 by a MetOcean buoy, which is currently floating in the Southern Ocean near Campbell Island about 430 miles (692 km) south of New Zealand. The wave reached a height of 78 feet (23.8 meters) as a storm rolled through the region. The previous record, also recorded by MetOcean Solutions, was a 63.6-foot (19.4 meter) wave that rolled through the same patch of ocean last year.
The wave was detected by a single solar powered buoy, which samples wave conditions for 20 minutes every three hours. The intermittent sampling is done to conserve energy. During the recording period, the height, period, and direction of each wave is measured, and the data is transmitted to a receiving satellite. Oceanographers with MetOcean Solutions, a subsidiary of the state-owned Meteorological Service of New Zealand (MetService), believe the peak heights of waves were even higher during the storm. Their wave forecast predicted individual waves reaching heights of 82 feet (25 meters).
The Southern Ocean is one of the least-studied areas on Earth. Its persistent and energetic winds make it an “engine room” for wave development, producing waves that traverse the globe, including the iconic surfing waves that reach the California coast.
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Global warming caused that wave. If they haven’t said it yet, they will.
Global warming, impeach Trump.
Maybe Hillary was wearing a Life Jacket under her Coat and Scarf.
Just WTF IS! the so ocean?????????????
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Wo Fat should have went with 70 feet instead of 40 in his plot.
Is he insane????
Yep, big wave riders are out there as far as thrill addiction goes.
COWABUNGA!..........................
She doesn't need a life jacket. Fat floats.........................
Hmmmm. If (actually when) the demoncrats retake the house and senate this fall and they impeach PDJT, all effects of AGW will cease and everything will return to normal. Whatever that is. Oh, and this fall......just kidding.
Only God knows what rolled through the rest of the time.
If that wave was breaking and caught you the wrong way, it could capsize a 200' boat.
Yep.
That’s a great picture, the one in post #13, not so great.
If Mueller had done his job well, this wave wouldn’t have happened !
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