Izibikezelo zezulu eziphezulu ze-Sofar Ocean zinciphisa izindleko zohambo.
Ukusebenza kahle kohambo lomkhumbi kuncike ohlotsheni lwesimo sezulu sasolwandle esihlangabezana nalo. Amagagasi, umoya, namaza kwenza umkhumbi ukwazi ukumelana nawo ngokudla uphethiloli owengeziwe. Lokhu kuncipha kokusebenza kahle kuphumela ekwenyukeni kwezindleko. Phakathi kwalezi zici, amagagasi awumthombo oyinhloko wokumelana nesimo sezulu okwengeziwe, okuholela ekunyakazeni komkhumbi okungafuneki, njengokugxumeka nokugingqika.
Izinkampani zemikhumbi yasolwandle ziya ngokuya zamukela izinkundla zokuthuthukisa uhambo ukuze zinciphise umthelela wesimo sezulu ekusetshenzisweni kukaphethiloli komkhumbi kanye nokukhipha umoya. Noma kunjalo, eziningi zalezi zinkundla zisathembele ekubikezelweni kwesimo sezulu esingokwesiko ngokusekelwe ekubonweni kwesathelayithi. Kodwa-ke, ukuhlaziya kwakamuva okushicilelwe yi-Global Modeling and Assimilation Office yeNASA kukhombisa ukuthi ukubonwa okuqondile okuvela kumabhuya akhukhulekayo kunomthelela obaluleke kakhulu kunokubhekwa kwesathelayithi.