Category: oceanography

I wrote this post because I wanted to be able to give a better answer to the two of you who asked me these questions respectively! I did some research and found a few things. Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and to a much lesser extent, the sun. They’re actually…

Rogue waves are massive “freak” waves that quickly form and disappear in the middle of the ocean (an important distinction from tsunamis) seemingly without warning. They form due to constructive interference between smaller waves, meaning that the energy transported by smaller waves colliding “adds” together to form a larger wave. As such, they form more…