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🌊 Ocean Gerstner Waves (2D): Sea-State Spectrum, Dispersion and Particle Orbits

Side-view Gerstner ocean: a 14-component Pierson-Moskowitz sea with finite-depth dispersion, water particles at five depths, live spectrum, dispersion and orbit-decay graphs and three numerical checks.

Fluid Dynamics & Aerodynamics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

⚙ Under the hood

A side-view Gerstner ocean built from a 14-component Pierson-Moskowitz spectrum with finite-depth dispersion: watch water particles circle and shrink with depth, and compare live spectrum, dispersion and orbit graphs with numerical checks.

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2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install