This image represents a circular hydraulic jump produced by the impact of a 0.9 mm wide water jet on a Plexiglas disk. The flow rate is 2.1 mL/s. Credit: Physical Review Letters (2023). DOI: ...
Eight days ago, it rained over the western Pacific Ocean near Japan. There was nothing especially remarkable about this rain event, yet it made big waves twice. First, it disturbed the atmosphere in ...
Researchers studying wave breaking have found that axisymmetric 'spike waves' can far exceed limits that were previously thought to dictate the maximum height of ocean waves. Researchers studying wave ...