Posted on 02/14/2022 8:13:16 AM PST by devane617
A pair of researchers at the University of Victoria, have confirmed the observation of a record breaking "rogue wave" off the coast of Vancouver Island two years ago. In their paper published in the journal Scientific Reports, Johannes Gemmrich and Leah Cicon describe data they analyzed from a buoy anchored off Vancouver Island.
Rogue waves are a type of wave with a crest disproportionately higher than the waves around it. Though sometimes confused with tsunamis, rogue waves are quite different. They are thought to be generated by winds, whereas tsunamis are generally created by geologic events such as earthquakes. Also, rogue waves reach their heights out at sea, whereas the size of a tsunami is generally not seen until it encounters land. In this new effort, the research pair studied data from one of the buoys stationed off the coast of Canada near Vancouver Island. Such buoys alert ships to unusual sea conditions. The rogue wave under study had first been observed shortly after it occurred, back in November 2020. In this new effort, the researchers took a closer look at the data sent from the buoy to confirm the initial findings.
They found that the buoy had measured a wave that was 17.6 meters high, while the waves around it were averaging just 6 meters high. Records for such waves are represented as the proportion of the difference in height between the rogue wave and those around it. The proportion in this instance set a new record for largest ever observed.
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TRUMP!
It wasn’t ‘spotted’. It was ‘detected’.
That’s probably lucky for the people who weren’t there to spot it in person.
2 years ago? C’mon man!
Pictures or it didn’t happen.
Off the coast? Doesn’t it end on land? How off is off?
This is why I will never watch “The Perfect Storm”.
Nancy and Chuckie are worried about a Rogue Wave in November.
Wow...I “detected” some rogue belly button lint a while ago. Maybe I should commission a study!
Rogue waves up to 80ft have swamped large, ocean going vessels for millennia.
It’s why, to this day, USN ships always have a bridge lookout even in open ocean transit.
Great vid. Always loved the Navy Hymn.
The article date is “02/14/2022” Confusing, but it is not about a recent occurrence but two years ago. I’ve always understood that when we post articles to FR that we are NOT to change title.
Two years ago. That gives us plenty of time to prepare.
Shoot it!
Are we sure that it wasn’t Striped ?
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