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    • Predicting wave conditions chart map, New Zealand, 2007
    Rights: NIWA Published 2 May 2011 Size: 360 KB Referencing Hub media

    Numerical modelling is used by NIWA to predict wave conditions around New Zealand. The chart shows predicted wave heights (colours) and direction (arrows) for 13 April 2007, when heavy seas hit the Southland coast.

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      Predicting ocean waves

      NIWA scientist Richard Gorman predicts wind-forced wave conditions in the ocean using computer modelling. This is important because big waves are dangerous for ships, and they can cause beach ...

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