What do you call the phenomenon wherein ocean waves seem to crisscross and intersect? i saw it once on wmav?

Question

i think i saw it once on the show world's most amazing videos... two ocean waves seem to intersect and crisscross and the ocean looks cool... i want the name of that phenomenon

Answer 1

Are you referring to diffraction and refraction of waves

If so then you can learn more here

http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record...

There a good image of it here

http://www.math.uio.no/~karstent/waves/i...