Average Wave Length, A (cm) 
Microscopie Structures of Wind Waves 
] 72 4 6 8 10 20 
Wind Velocity, U, (m/sec ) 
FIGURE 6 - GROWTH OF WIND-WAVES. Stages of wave growth with wind velocity: 
(A) Capillary waves; (B) Rhombic, short gravity; (C) Gravity waves with 
parasitic capillaries; (D) Breaking gravity waves. 
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