| 11. | However, a heavy surf advisory remains in effect for the remaining swells combined with wind waves.
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| 12. | Wind waves also act to modify atmospheric properties through frictional drag of near-surface winds and heat fluxes.
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| 13. | When directly generated and affected by local winds, a wind wave system is called a wind sea.
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| 14. | Wind wave models are also an important part of examining the impact of shore protection and beach nourishment proposals.
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| 15. | Wind waves have a certain amount of randomness : subsequent waves differ in height, duration, and shape with limited predictability.
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| 16. | The paths of water molecules in a wind wave are circular only when the wave is traveling in deep water.
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| 17. | An example of such an interface is that between the atmosphere and the ocean, which gives rise to wind waves.
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| 18. | Altimetry data from satellites, such as GEOSAT and TOPEX, can also be used to infer the characteristics of wind waves.
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| 19. | DJs have written and performed the song " WIND WAVE " as a theme song for the fictional radio station.
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| 20. | The surrounding beaches tend to face east to southeast and usually receive low swell and wind waves less than 1 m high.
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