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Science 5 August 2005:
Vol. 309. no. 5736, p. 896
DOI: 10.1126/science.1112509
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Extreme Waves Under Hurricane Ivan

David W. Wang,* Douglas A. Mitchell, William J. Teague, Ewa Jarosz, Mark S. Hulbert

Hurricane Ivan, a category 4 storm, passed directly over six wave-tide gauges deployed by the Naval Research Laboratory on the outer continental shelf in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Waves were observed with significant wave heights reaching 17.9 meters and maximum crest-to-trough individual wave heights of 27.7 meters (91 feet). Analysis suggests that significant wave heights likely surpassed 21 meters (69 feet) and that maximum crest-to-trough individual wave heights exceeded 40 meters (132 feet) near the eyewall.

Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529, USA.

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: dwang{at}nrlssc.navy.mil

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