Waves

Synopsis

Two case studies concerned with waves: 1) describes the classic experiment ‘waves across the Pacific’ in which Walter Munk and colleagues tracked waves across half the globe from Antartica to Alaska; 2) describes the mega-ripples of sand and sediment which move in response to the strong onshore currents in the shallow waters of the North Sea off the coast of East Anglia.

Series

S330 Videocassette 1

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

Year of production

1989

Availability

Off-air recording licence
Sale; 1999 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Subjects

Geography

Keywords

Munk, Walter; North Sea; oceanography; oceans; Pacific Ocean; shorelines; waves

Credits

Producer

Tony Jolly

Production Company

Name

BBC Open University Productions

Distributor

Name

Open University Worldwide

Web

http://www.ouw.co.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 1908 274066

Address

Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA

Notes

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