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Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37

sea state  

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  • Information In oceanography, sea state is the general condition of the free surface on a large body of water—with respect to wind waves and swell—at a certain location and moment. A sea state is characterized by statistics, including the wave height, period, and power spectrum. (en)

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