Let’s say you magically dampen all of the surface waves… there will still be plenty of energy in the ocean, which eventually will cause the surface to move.
As a simplified example, the Atlantic currents are really strong, moving in a figure of eight between south America and scandinavia. However, most of it happens near the ocean bottom.
In some spots near the coast of Brazil this current is strong enough to cause anchored surface buoys to have wakes, while it can be perfectly calm a few km away. But the currents are still there, just much much deeper. The amount of energy involved in this Atlantic dynamo is extreme.
Source: Trying to accurately position subsea sensors at 1800 meters depth in the Campos basin is fucking annoying.
No. Not all energy in the oceans cause waves.
Let’s say you magically dampen all of the surface waves… there will still be plenty of energy in the ocean, which eventually will cause the surface to move.
As a simplified example, the Atlantic currents are really strong, moving in a figure of eight between south America and scandinavia. However, most of it happens near the ocean bottom.
In some spots near the coast of Brazil this current is strong enough to cause anchored surface buoys to have wakes, while it can be perfectly calm a few km away. But the currents are still there, just much much deeper. The amount of energy involved in this Atlantic dynamo is extreme.
Source: Trying to accurately position subsea sensors at 1800 meters depth in the Campos basin is fucking annoying.