The Environmental Impact of a Wave Dragon Array Operating in the Black Sea

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</svg> scalar fields are presented in the background while in the foreground the wave vectors are indicated.</table>

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Figure 6: The Environmental Impact of a Wave Dragon Array Operating in the Black Sea 