Subject

Wind Wave

New York Harbor with Pilot Boat "George Washington" — Thomas Chambers

Wind Wave is a subject in art. The gallery holds 86 works in this subject in art, including works by Claude Monet, Gustave Courbet and Edouard Manet.

In fluid dynamics, a wind wave, or wind-generated water wave, is a surface wave that occurs on the free surface of bodies of water as a result of the wind blowing over the water's surface. The contact distance in the direction of the wind is known as the fetch.

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