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Saturday, September 14, 2013

Biggest wave in history can achieve the height of skycraper for an hour

WASHINGTON - Researchers from the University of Washington found underwater biggest wave in history . Big waves that roll in the depths of the Pacific Ocean has a height like a skyscraper .

Researchers writing in the journal Geophysical Research Letters , and the wave height reaches record 244 yards also broke the record for underwater wave termasif . The waves come with sea water layers that have different pressures in each crash.

At each lunge average wave heights equaled owned by skyscrapers . Contained in each wave of heat stress , energy , carbon , and nutrients . Despite being a giant wave in the ocean depths , underwater phenomenon is helping marine life ecosystem and move towards the sea surface area .

" Now this whole northern part of the Pacific Ocean was blocked by a giant wave . Amount of water flowing towards the north is extraordinary , ie 6 million cubic meter of water per second . Or 35 times more than the Amazon river , " said the head of research Matthew Alford , as quoted by Softpedia , Thursday ( 09/12/2013 ) .

The giant waves lasted an hour and was 4.8 kilometers below the surface of the Pacific Ocean . Researchers also added , such as the possibility of large waves in the Pacific Ocean depths may also break in other areas .



That said , this underwater waves affect submarines , oil rigs and underwater cable . In fact , the aircraft also experienced disruption due to natural phenomena . Researchers believe the impact of ocean waves can affect the planet's climate .

This wave is believed to have the flow and the flow path from the North Pacific Ocean , to the Indian Ocean through the Arafura Sea and the Timor Sea that separates the Indonesian islands to the continent of Australia , and then continues to flow towards the Atlantic Ocean .

Underwater wave or waves in the sea itself is a wave that occurs because of a meeting between the layers of ocean water has a density or mass of different types .

As quoted from the writings Grant Gross , Oceanography , waves , also called internal waves in the deep waters cover the seas and oceans . This is because the depth of the sea water has a higher density than water layer on top of it .