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Surf Forecasting
Introduction
Introduction to the course (2:30)
Meteorology and oceanography
The sun and the earth (4:01)
The atmosphere
Structure of the atmosphere (4:36)
Radiation and energy (4:26)
The energy balance (6:41)
Global atmospheric circulation (2:53)
Global weather systems
Scales of weather systems
Mid-Latitude cyclones and reading weather maps (5:37)
Hurricanes, typhoons and tropical cyclones (4:36)
Land-sea breeze and the monsoon (3:56)
Atmosphere-ocean interface
All about waves
The origin of waves (4:23)
Wave anatomy and types of waves
How waves travel (6:35)
Waves in sets
Why waves break (3:50)
The coast and the tides
Marine and coastal geology
Coastal effects (7:10)
Types of waves (7:30)
The tides (7:09)
Weather and wave modelling
How weather models work (6:35)
Measurements (3:15)
Global and regional weather models (9:04)
Wave models (6:52)
Uncertainty in weather models (8:15)
Surf regions
The Pacific
The Atlantic
The Indian ocean
Smaller seas
Closing remarks and quiz
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Wave anatomy and types of waves
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