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Freak waves spotted from space
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[quote::) 911404:MV8xMDExMDUwXzE1OTIyMjg4Xzg5MkMwQUYy] [quote:Mr Duh 913388] WOW! The images of those waves are amazing. Um. Hmmm. Where is just ONE satellite image of ONE of these supposed waves? [/quote] Have a poke around the ESA site; you're a big boy now: http://www.esa.int/esaCP/index.html "To prove the phenomenon or lay the rumours to rest, a consortium of 11 organisations from six EU countries founded MaxWave in December 2000. As part of the project, Esa tasked two of its Earth-scanning satellites, ERS-1 and ERS-2, to monitor the oceans with their radar. The radars sent back "imagettes" - pictures of the sea surface in a rectangle measuring 10 by 5km (6 by 2.5 miles), which were taken every 200km (120 miles). Around 30,000 separate imagettes were produced by the two satellites during a three-week period in 2001 - and the data was mathematically analysed. Esa says the survey revealed 10 massive waves - some nearly 30m (100 ft) high." [/quote]
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things that make you go hmmmmmmmmmmmm
The shady phenomenon of freak waves as tall as 10 storey buildings has finally been proved, the European Space Agency (Esa) said on Wednesday.
Sailors often whisper of monster waves when ships sink mysteriously but, until now, no one quite believed them.
As part of a project called MaxWave - which was set up to test the rumours - two Esa satellites surveyed the oceans.
During a three week period they detected 10 giant waves, all of which were over 25m (81ft) high.
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