Wave height and frequency in a large body of water are largely dependent on the speed of the wind moving across the ... Science Graphic of the Week: Monitoring Ocean Waves From Space.

Dear Tom,Ocean waves have always fascinated me. What is the highest wave height ever measured and recognized as being accurate?James Orculate, Madison, Wisc, Dear James,The world Meteorological Org… ...

According to that study, which looked at satellite data from 1985 to 2008, wave power has increased 0.4 percent per year since 1948, and is linked to warming waters in the upper layers of the ocean.

Around 2 a.m., the buoy measured a 78-foot wave near Campbell Island, the largest ever recorded in the Southern Hemisphere. And since the buoy doesn’t stay on 24 hours a day, even larger waves ...