Shallow water waves are waves that occur in water where the depth is less than about half the wavelength of the wave. In this context, the water depth significantly influences the wave's behavior, causing the wave speed to depend primarily on the depth rather than the wavelength, unlike deep water waves.
Of course the term is used on Wikipedia, it's that there is no entry for it.
And of course there is no explanation of deep water waves.
A deep water wave is a wave that occurs in water where the depth is greater than about half the wavelength of the wave. In this context, the water depth has minimal influence on the wave's behavior, and the wave's characteristics are primarily determined by its wavelength and frequency.
The entry for "tides" never tells you a tide is a shallow water wave. Which is just so Wikipedia
A tide can be considered a shallow water wave. Tides are extremely long-wavelength waves driven by the gravitational forces of the moon and sun, and their behavior is influenced by the ocean's depth, which is typically much less than their wavelength (often thousands of kilometers).
I know full well that if I try to add those entries, and edit the tide article, there will be objections and trouble lol
Which is why I started this blog
You can quickly find out of something is not found on Wikipedia by doing a Google search. If there is an article it will show up at the top of the search.
Coastal Wiki has info on shallow water waves, but no article. I'm not sure if Wikipedia allows another Wiki to be used as a source.
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