Available Energy zPotential Energy: PE = mh zKinetic Energy: KE = ½ mv 2 or ½ mu 2 zWave energy is proportional to wave length times wave height squared (LH 2 )per wave length per unit of crest length yA four-foot (1.2 m), ten-second wave striking a coast expends more than 35, 000 HP per mile of coast [Kotch, p.
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