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of rapidly proceeding high-energy wave phenomena, representing a significant dan-
ger for seafaring and a large interest for investigators of the physics of the ocean.
The problem of studying waves of anomalously large heights and of unusual
shapes on the surface of the ocean has recently started to occupy the central part of
intense theoretical and application research. The phenomenon of anomalously high
waves (sometimes called 'killer waves', 'rogue waves' or 'freak waves') consists in
the sudden appearance of enormous waves that are two or more times higher than
the most significant agitation. The suddenness and large energy of such waves have
repeatedly resulted in accidents of ships and to casualties (Fig. 1.7). The description
of a series of such cases can be found, for example, in the topic by Kurkin and
Pelinovsky [Kurkin, Pelinovsky (2005)].
Fig. 1.7 Photographs of destructions of ships after encounters with killer waves. Modified after
[Kurkin, Pelinovsky (2005)]
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