Rich Seam

[Danny_Labrador]

The mention reciently on here of Katabatic winds got me looking on the www for more information.

and I came across this site:-
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.meted.ucar.edu/marine/mod2_wlc_gen/media/graphics/katabatic_s.jpg&imgrefurl=http://meted.ucar.edu/marine/mod2_wlc_gen/print.htm&h=375&w=500&sz=159&tbnid=WmBUksLRIWHsQM:&tbnh=98&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dkatabatic%2Bwinds&hl=en&usg=__aezWZYtCSvt3_c4L8XW9oEsrtL4=&ei=oc2FSonOBdONjAfouPmiCw&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=5&ct=image


plenty to get your head round here on wind and waves.

 

[Danny Jo]

Thanks for the link. At last I have a plausible explanation for the wind-over-tide effect on sea state, which has long puzzled me.