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Don't quote me on that, ... maybe type O negative.. I just know they are very medically valuable.

Horseshoe crabs use hemocyanin to carry oxygen through their blood. Because of the copper present in hemocyanin, their blood is blue. Their blood contains amebocytes, which play a similar role to the white blood cells of vertebrates in defending the organism against pathogens.

In my brief research. There is a book about it all

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1584655313/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_80GCATT1GK78J0XKJ89P

You may find this feed interesting to look at. As "predicting tsunami" comes as relatively vague in terms of academic study, I just typed Tsunami (even more vague). Because... you may find relevant articles by looking at the "Cited By" or "Reference" from the feed. I wish this helps. You can also do you own keyword searches and customize by filtering them with Field of Study or Journal titles. (on the right of the screen)

Yah I just posted about a book "Crab Wars" Pretty amazing creatures I mean they haven't changed for almost 300 million years

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1584655313/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_80GCATT1GK78J0XKJ89P

Hi, Your idea is good, but difficult in implication. For your knowledge , rib currents are not frequent along all beaches. They are very often , however are dangerous for the people who get trapped on it. About APP,

1. Where do you get information (satellite image may be the only option)
2. How to get regular imagery , rip current identification from them and implementation (how to show, at what intervals)
3. 1 m accuracy imagery are difficult to access without valid sources in time and when you process the data, your rip current to disappear.
4. I salute your idea, try from the old menageries for a single coast 1st and implement there, before expand to other beaches.
5. You can check my app for Offline Tide for India and i am extending to other countries with my own database not from API (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.droidmanifester.indiatidetimes)

I really enjoyed The Crest of the Wave: Adventures in Oceanography by Bill Bascom. It is more a historical account of the early days of oceanography rather than an instructional book.

Another great on is The Silent War, which is more about the development of submarines, a topic near to my heart.

Hello fellow wave enthusiast!

For a basic overview, try Surf Science. It's essentially a layman's guide to waves with hardly any math in it.

After that, there's various levels of math you can dive into. Waves are generally easy to formulate in deep water, but when dealing with shallow water, things get bit more complicated. The simpler equations for breaking or shallow water waves are largely empirical, and even then they are paired a lot of assumptions like smooth bottom and constant profile. After that you start getting into the heavy stuff like numerical solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations. You may want to check ocean engineering related textbooks that better connect the math to the physical wave behavior, like this one which I think is a good general textbook on ocean waves.

As for predicting and understanding global wave patterns, that's more meteorology than wave science. You're dealing with wind patterns, cyclone basins, storm prediction etc. Weather models, bouy data, and the numerous NOAA pages all become your best friends. Knowing when your local break works comes mostly from experience. You should watch the local the winds, swell direction, and period and see how things break under given conditions. Of course, keeping an eye on major storms like hurricanes/typhoons also helps.