Cross sea
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cross-sea-322-4116273
title:
Cross sea
text:
A cross sea is a sea state of wind-generated ocean waves that form nonparallel wave systems. Cross seas have a large amount of directional spreading. This may occur when water waves from one weather system continue despite a shift in wind. Waves generated by the new wind run at an angle to the old. Two weather systems that are far from each other may create a cross sea when the waves from the systems meet at a place far from either weather system. Until the older waves have dissipated, they can
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description:
Sea state with two wave systems traveling at oblique angles
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_sea
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date modified:
2024-03-01T18:03:07Z
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