If true wave height is from sea level to the top of the wave, then us mid-westerners are paddling some awful big waves. That makes that 18 inch chop yesterday a 565 foot wave. ;0 > >Our weather man says the true wave height is from sea level to the top of >the wave and the vertical distance from the trough to the crest is twice >the height. But when are weather men or women right more than 50% of the >time or less????? > >Dana ,,, (o o) ==================oOO--(_)--OOo========================== Bob Washburn whiterabbit_at_iw.edwpub.com or rwashbu_at_siue.edu The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth. ========================================================= *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Aug 29 1998 - 07:19:49 PDT
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