Merian's formula

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Merian's formula [′mer·ē·ənz ‚fȯr·myə·lə]

(oceanography)

A formula for the period of a seiche,T= (1/n) (2L/√(gd)), wherenis the number of nodes,Lis the horizontal dimension of the basin measured in the direction of wave motion,gis the acceleration of gravity, anddis the depth of the water.

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