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PREFERRED TERM

SEA STATE  

DEFINITION

  • A scale that categorizes the force of progressively higher seas by wave height. This scale is mathematically co-related to the Pierson-Moskowitz scale and the relationship of wind to waves.

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/f04be06d-5976-43d0-94cb-91d5c487d57c

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