The Life History of Ocean Waves
Surface ocean waves represent the propagation of energy that was transmitted from the wind to the water. The way they form and their behavior are complex; yet, they can be understood conceptually. This site will help further your conceptual understanding.
Visit the All you Ever Wanted to Know About Waves…and Then Some! web site
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Shore Breakers
This surfing magazine has several excellent photo galleries featuring spectacular breakers!
Visit the Surfing Magazine web site
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Shoreline Under Storm Conditions
This web site offers some great images of shoreline storm damage in Galveston, TX from the1900 storm. It also provides an incredible account of the storm, its effects, and its survivors.
Visit the The 1900 Galveston Hurricane web site
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Shoreline Under Storm Conditions
An animated explanation of storm surge.
Visit the Storm Surge web site
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Shoreline Under Storm Conditions
Hurricane Katrina's winds pushed in a devastating surge of water from the Gulf of Mexico that overwhelmed the city's system of levees built to hold back the surrounding Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain.
Visit the Storm Surge the Fatal Blow for New Orleans web site
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Tsunamis
The mechanisms of tsunami generation and propagation.
Visit the The Physics of Tsunamis web site
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Tsunamis
This site from the National Insitute of Oceanography, India, has background information on the earthquake that triggered the tsunamis, as well as a simulation of the propagation of the waves.
Visit the 26 December 2004 Tsunami web site
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