CHAPTER II 



Observations of waves on the North Atlantic Conclusion as 

 to height of North Atlantic waves Waves on the North 

 Pacific The effective length of fetch of strong winds on 

 the North Atlantic Ocean The numerical relation between 

 the length of fetch of wind and height of storm-waves 

 Waves on the South Atlantic and Southern Indian Oceans 

 Waves on the South Pacific Ocean The discrepancy 

 between wave-lengths determined respectively by simul- 

 taneous and by successive observation of wave-crests. 



Wares on the North Atlantic Ocean 



I NOW pass on to the records of storm -waves on the 

 North Atlantic Ocean. One of the best is that of 

 the Rev. William Scoresby, 1 which I give almost in 

 his own words . 



The height of the waves was recorded on the 

 east-bound voyage from America to England on 

 board the S.S. Hibernia. The construction of the 

 ship afforded several platforms of known elevation 

 above the water-line. On March 5, 1848, the ship 



1 British Association Meeting of 1850, Report, published 

 1851, Part II., pp. 26-31. 



