The R/V Sea Serpent is in the Gulf of Mexico sampling gag grouper populations when it encountered the feeder bands from a tropical storm. Assuming that the R/V Sea Serpent is in deep water, calculate the wave speed and the wavelength of the storm-generated waves. The wave period (T) is 2.5 seconds.
By the formula
Wave speed S (in meters per second) = 1.56 x Period = 1.56 x 2.5 = 3.9 (m/s)
Wavelength = Speed x Period = 3.9 x 2.5 = 9.75 m
The R/V Sea Serpent is in the Gulf of Mexico sampling gag grouper populations when it encountered the feeder bands from a tropical storm. Assuming that the R/V Sea Serpent is in deep water, calculate...