APPLICATIONS+INVESTIGATIONS IN EARTH
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ISBN: 9781533902405
Author: Tarbuck
Publisher: Hayden-McNeil Publishing
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Chapter 12.2, Problem 7A
At what water depth will a deep-water wave with a wavelength of 46 meters begin to "feel bottom"?
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