During the 1960s, a Pacific winter storm hit Queen Charlotte Sound causing waves to break that brushed the underside of the welldeck on one of Shell's exploration wells. Assuming the local water depth was 50 m and the base of the well deck was 20 m above sea level, what was the approximate wavelength for those Pacific storm swells?

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The Answer of During the 1960s, a Pacific winter storm hit Queen Charlotte Sound causing waves to break that brushed the underside of the welldeck on one of Shell's exploration wells. Assuming the local water depth was 50 m and the base of the well deck was 20 m above sea level, what was the approximate wavelength for those Pacific storm swells?

During the 1960s, a Pacific Winter Storm Hit Queen Charlotte