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Rogue wave
About: Rogue wave is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2977 publications have been published within this topic receiving 70933 citations. The topic is also known as: freak wave & monster wave.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors show that the probability distribution for the formation of a freak wave is universal, that is, it does not depend on the statistics of the current, but only on a single distance scale parameter, provided that this parameter is finite and non-zero.
Abstract: When deep-water surface gravity waves traverse an area with a curved or otherwise variable current, the current can act analogously to an optical lens, to focus wave action into a caustic region. In this region, waves of surprisingly large size, alternatively called freak, rogue, or giant waves are produced. We show how this mechanism produces freak waves at random locations when ocean swell traverses an area of random current. When the current has a constant (possibly zero) mean with small random fluctuations, we show that the probability distribution for the formation of a freak wave is universal, that is, it does not depend on the statistics of the current, but only on a single distance scale parameter, provided that this parameter is finite and non-zero. Our numerical simulations show excellent agreement with the theory, even for current standard deviation as large as 1.0 m s−1. Since many of these results are derived for arbitrary dispersion relations with certain general properties, they include as a special case previously published work on caustics in geometrical optics.
211 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the formation of solitary (rogue) waves in an annular wind-water tunnel was studied and the authors considered the possible mechanisms behind the creation of rogue waves in the ocean under the action of wind.
Abstract: Problems related to possible mechanisms behind the formation of rogue waves in the ocean under the action of wind are considered. Data on the formation of solitary (rogue) waves in an annular wind-water tunnel are presented.
210 citations
TL;DR: In this article, it was shown that the electrostatic surface plasma rogue waves can be excited and propagate along a plasma-vacuum interface due to the nonlinear coupling between high-frequency surface plasmons and low-frequency ion oscillations.
Abstract: It is shown that the electrostatic surface plasma rogue waves can be excited and propagate along a plasma-vacuum interface due to the nonlinear coupling between high-frequency surface plasmons and low-frequency ion oscillations. The nonlinear pulse propagation condition and its behavior are discussed. The nonlinear structures may be useful for controlling and maximizing plasmonic energy along the plasma surface.
210 citations
TL;DR: Simulations of a simple rate equation model show good qualitative agreement with the experiments and provide a framework for understanding the observed extreme amplitude events as the result of a deterministic nonlinear process.
Abstract: Experimental observations of rare giant pulses or rogue waves were done in the output intensity of an optically injected semiconductor laser. The long-tailed probability distribution function of the pulse amplitude displays clear non-Gaussian features that confirm the rogue wave character of the intensity pulsations. Simulations of a simple rate equation model show good qualitative agreement with the experiments and provide a framework for understanding the observed extreme amplitude events as the result of a deterministic nonlinear process.
210 citations
TL;DR: The appearance of rogue waves is well known in oceanographic, optics, and cold-matter systems as mentioned in this paper, and there is even a possibility for the existence of atmospheric rogue waves.
Abstract: The appearance of rogue waves is well known in oceanographics, optics, and cold matter systems. Here we show a possibility for the existence of atmospheric rogue waves.
205 citations