File:Breaking waves (Pacific Ocean shoreline at Heceta Head beach, Oregon, USA) 5.jpg
Original file (4,288 × 2,548 pixels, file size: 6.96 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Captions
Captions
Summary[edit]
_5.jpg&action=edit§ion=1){kind=link}
| Description |
English: Waves approaching the Oregon shoreline (3 August 2012).
This is the western coast of Oregon, USA. Waves are energy in motion. As waves approach shallow water and shorelines, the bottom portions of individual waves are slowed by frictional interaction with the sediment-water interface, while the upper parts of the waves are not significantly slowed. This results in oversteepening of the waves, followed by collapse - the wave "breaks". Spilling breakers involve a mass of water and air rushing down the front of a wave - this happens at low gradient shorelines. Plunging breakers have a pocket of air formed as the top of the wave moves forward and downward. Surfers call large plunging breakers "barrel waves" - they enjoy surfing down the "tube" of a plunging breaker. Surging breakers have a wall of water suddenly rise from the water at the shoreline - this happens at shorelines with a steep gradient. Cliff-like, rocky shorelines have breakers that crash in large sprays of water. Locality: sandy beach & rocky shoreline at Heceta Head, coastal Oregon, USA (vicinity of 44° 08' 02.18" North latitude, 124° 07' 24.58" West longitude) |
| Date | |
| Source | https://www.flickr.com/photos/47445767@N05/53249051967/ |
| Author | James St. John |
Licensing[edit]
_5.jpg&action=edit§ion=2){kind=link}
- You are free:
- to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
- to remix – to adapt the work
- Under the following conditions:
- attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
|
This image was originally posted to Flickr by James St. John at https://flickr.com/photos/47445767@N05/53249051967. It was reviewed on 11 October 2023 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0. |
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 15:41, 11 October 2023 | | 4,288 × 2,548 (6.96 MB) | Ser Amantio di Nicolao (talk | contribs) | Uploaded a work by James St. John from https://www.flickr.com/photos/47445767@N05/53249051967/ with UploadWizard |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
There are no pages that use this file.
_5.jpg&oldid=831954987){kind=link}