Post by University of Melbourne

Buoy oh Buoy! UniMelb Professor Ian young from the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology is a lead author on a major study that analysed 300 drifting ocean buoys to gain a detailed understanding of how Antarctic storms trigger global wave patterns. “We tend to think that waves are generated by wind in the surrounding environment. In fact, since the 1960s, scientists have known that most waves are generated by strong winds in storms in the polar regions, with the majority beginning their life in the Southern Ocean.” Tap through to read more → unimelb.me/4eo3poA