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At a given port, the fetch is 400 nautical miles, the maximum height of storm wave will be

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E T
E T 6 years ago
1 nautical mile= 1.85 km
400 nautical miles = 740km
Therefore, height of wave = 0.34 √740 = 9.248 m
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Pooja Mangla 7 years ago
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