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    • Refraction of waves, West Santa Cruz Island harbour, California
    Rights: Paul Doherty Published 2 May 2011 Size: 30 KB Referencing Hub media

    Refraction of waves as they enter the shallower water of the West Santa Cruz Island harbour (California). Because they refract in shallower water, water waves (including tsunamis) tend to ‘track around’ complex coastlines.

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      Behaviour of waves

      All waves behave in certain characteristic ways. They can undergo refraction, reflection, interference and diffraction. These basic properties define the behaviour of a wave – anything that ...

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