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The speed of water waves in shallow water is given approximately by:
c^2 = gh
A seiche is a standing wave in a shallow water basin with antinodes at ends and a node in the center.
A lake is approximately a channel 9 km wide and 300 m deep. Calculate the seiche period for such a channel.
** What i think i can do with this problem is that i can use the height h=300m in the equation but i don't think that will give me the right answer. I am thinking that i should find the area of the channel but i don't know how to use that in the formula to find the speed.
Any ideas?
thank you
c^2 = gh
A seiche is a standing wave in a shallow water basin with antinodes at ends and a node in the center.
A lake is approximately a channel 9 km wide and 300 m deep. Calculate the seiche period for such a channel.
** What i think i can do with this problem is that i can use the height h=300m in the equation but i don't think that will give me the right answer. I am thinking that i should find the area of the channel but i don't know how to use that in the formula to find the speed.
Any ideas?
thank you