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Mechanisms of wave transformation in finite-depth waterMechanisms of wave transformation in finite-depth water are investigated. The linear mechanisms examined are percolation, bottom motion, shoaling, and refraction. The nonlinear mechanisms examined are wave-wave interaction and bottom friction. New exact computations of the nonlinear transfer for finite-depth waves are presented for some directional wave spectra. These mechanisms are found to explain satisfactorily wave decay observations obtained at several sites with different bottom sediment properties. The decay rates at these sites are found to be dominated by different mechanisms which are determined by the bottom conditions. As an example, detailed calculations are presented for data obtained at the Jonswap site.
Document ID
19800067242
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Shemdin, O. H.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Hsiao, S. V.
(California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Calif., United States)
Carlson, H. E.
(Deutsches Hydrographisches Institut Hamburg, Germany)
Hasselmann, K.
(Max-Planck-Institut fuer Meteorologie Hamburg, Germany)
Schulze, K.
(Hamburg, Universitaet Hamburg, Germany)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
September 20, 1980
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 85
Subject Category
Oceanography
Accession Number
80A51412
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: N00014-76-MPG0029
CONTRACT_GRANT: NATO-SRG/14
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS7-100
Distribution Limits
Public
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