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WHILE M.V. Tancred of the Barber Line was riding out the typhoon of early October 1954 in Kobe Bay, we were able to observe a unique shape of typhoon wave which, so far as we know, has not been described. The vessel was hove-to with two anchors down facing the incoming gale (133 km./hr.) and the waves with crests up to 10 and 15 ft. were passing neatly along her side. From the rail we were struck by the peculiar appearance of the wave-slopes facing the wind.
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GHERZI, E. Peculiar Stratified Shape of Typhoon Waves. Nature 175, 310 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/175310b0
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