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How do you determine the height of a wave?

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Wave height is the vertical distance between the crest (peak) and the trough of a wave. Some other definitions: Still-Water Line is the level of the lake surface if it were perfectly calm and flat. Crest is the highest point on the wave above the still-water line.
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Wave height is the vertical distance between the crest (peak) and the trough of a wave. Some other definitions: Still-Water Line is the level of the lake surface if it were perfectly calm and flat. Crest is the highest point on the wave above the still-water line.

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