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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 2005

Page

7

Barnys Help Measure Hurricane Ivan Wave Heights

Six moorings on the ocean floor resembling barnacles termed barnys collected water pressure data near the Gulf Coast during Hurricane Ivan in 2004 to estimate true wave heights. The readings suggest hurricanes may produce larger waves than previously thought.

Gulf Coast Ivan

Ivan's 91 foot wave among largest seen in hurricane history

A NOAA and Naval Research Laboratory study reports Hurricane Ivan spawned waves towering over 90 feet offshore south of Mississippi. Data from seafloor pressure sensors show 146 waves with 24 above 50 feet and one at 91 feet, a rare but not rogue phenomenon linked to strong storms.

Washington, D.C Ivan David Wang Naval Research Laboratory Stennis Space Center Miss Gulfport Wang Science Tolman Camille North Pacific National Weather Service Kerry Emmanuel Massachusetts Institute of Technology Office of Naval Research Interior Department Minerals Management Service

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