ppt课件-classroompresentationstoaccompany understanding earth,3rd（classroompresentationstoaccompany了解地球,3日）.pptVIP

Classroom presentations to accompany Understanding Earth, 3rd edition prepared by Peter Copeland and William Dupré University of Houston Sandy Beach, North Carolina Barrier Island Boulder Beach, Massachusetts Wave height depends on: Wind velocity Wind duration Distance over which wind blows Wave-generated Orbital Waves Wave characteristics Length (L): distance between crests Height (H) : vertical distance between crest and trough Period (T): time for successive waves to pass a fixed point Velocity (V) of waves V = L/T Waves in shallow water Wave height Increases Wave length decreases Velo