The R/V Spartina is cruising off the Georgia coast taking water and sediment samples when she encounters a storm. The ship's captain asks you to assist him by calculating the frequency of the waves and the wavelength
The wave speed is measured at 4 meters per minute. The wave period is determined to be 12 seconds. What is the wavelength and frequency of the storm swells encountered by the R/V Spartina?
Wavelength = speed * period = 48
Frequency equals 1/period or 1/12 or 0.083 waves per second
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