News tagged with wave heights

Maximum height of extreme waves up dramatically in Pacific Northwest

A major increase in maximum ocean wave heights off the Pacific Northwest in recent decades has forced scientists to re-evaluate how high a "100-year event" might be, and the new findings raise special concerns ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Jan 25, 2010 | 3.6 / 5 (19) | 24 |

Testing Orion space capsule

(PhysOrg.com) -- Testing continues at NASA Langley Research Center as the 18,000-pound (8,165 kg) Orion test article took its eight and final splash of the year into the Hydro Impact Basin on Dec. 13. Orion, ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Dec 14, 2011 | 4.6 / 5 (5) | 6