Surface Waves

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf wind
gptkbp:canBe electromagnetic wave
mechanical wave
gptkbp:characteristic amplitude decreases with depth
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Lord_Rayleigh
gptkbp:energyTransported along the surface
gptkbp:example gptkb:Rayleigh_waves
gptkb:Love_waves
water waves
gptkbp:foundIn acoustics
electromagnetism
oceanography
seismology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Surface Waves
gptkbp:importantFor earthquake engineering
gptkbp:movement elliptical (Rayleigh)
horizontal (Love)
gptkbp:propagateAlong interface between two different media
gptkbp:speed slower than body waves in seismology
gptkbp:travelAlong surface of solids
surface of liquids
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Creeping_Waves
gptkb:Body_Waves
gptkb:Waves_in_Fluids
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8