What is Waves at shallow water?
[[File:Shallow water wave.gif|thumb|right|420 px|Water [[wave]] propagation with the wave [[length]] much longer than the water [[depth]].]] '''Waves at shallow water''' develop when the [[ocean surface wave]]s travel into the [[coast]]al area where the [[wavelength]] is much larger than the water [[depth]]. The normal circular motion of the water particles there is disrupted by the [[ocean]] bottom.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0073016543/student_view0/chapter1 |title=Exploring the World Ocean. ''Online LearningCenter'' |access-date=2011-03-23 |archive-date=2011-05-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525230251/http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0073016543/student_view0/chapter1/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> As the water becomes shallower, the swell on the water surface becomes higher and steeper. After the wave breaks, the water flows violently, turbulently. This is where [[erosion]] of the ocean bottom and shore line intensifies dramatically. The most devastating effect may happen in the case of [[tsunami]]. ==Related pages== * [[Ocean surface wave]] ==Notes== {{commonscat|Ocean surface waves}} {{reflist}} [[Category:Oceanography]] [[Category:Tsunamis]]