I am rewatching The Little Mermaid and during the scene where prince Eric’s ship is hit by a storm, you can see some shorter shots of the sea beneath its surface and it looks pretty calm, while the surface is absolutely ravaged by the storm.
Is this an oversimplification or is this actually the case?
This may not be what you are looking for, there was a guy who took half of his family scuba diving the day of the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004.
He said the day before scuba diving was easy. The day of the Tsunami he described scuba diving as trying to swim inside of a washing machine. He knew something was really wrong long before the boat he was on got back to shore.
The depth of a wave is half its wavelength.
With waves 8 meters apart, the water is completely calm 4 meters down. Relative to the storm anywayInsane how “the internet*” has got your back sometimes. I’m gonna talk about this formula nonstop at my workplace tomorrow.
Thanks! 😁
*the people
Learning about how this formula causes waves to crest was such a lightbulb moment for me.
It’s stupidly difficult to find an answer thanks to the enshittification of the internet. I did find this:
https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/how-deep-is-an-ocean-wave
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That’s awesome! Thanks for the explanation!
There are consistent currents beneath the surface. They’re definitely impacted by wind forces on the surface, but the currents would be the dominant force for sure. I’d imagine it would be comparatively peaceful once you get more than 100m down.
I’m thinking oceans can absorb a lot of energy from the surface before causing much movement. The comparative density and depth must be huge factors in that.
It’s moreso when you get giant landslides, earthquakes or explosions when you get significant movement AFAIK.
