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Fig. 1.18
Ipomoea pescaprae: a common sand binder (creeper) on the intertidal mudflat exposed during low-tide
condition
Fig. 1.19
Estuarine herb on the intertidal mud
fl
at exposed during low-tide condition
movements can produce them, but by far, the
most signi
As with translatory waves, the wave velocity
is related to ocean depth and waves can travel
at a velocity of about 600 km/h over water
3,000 m deep. Seismic waves can therefore cross
the entire Paci
cant cause is earthquake. The dis-
placement of a large mass of ocean water, often
at a great depth, generates waves of small
amplitude (usually less than 1 m), considerable
length (up to 200 km or more) and high velocity.
c Ocean within a span of few
hours.
