Open AccessThe Attenuation of Short Gravity Waves Propagating in Turbulent Conditions
Author(s) -
Dore B. D.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
geophysical journal of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.302
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1365-246X
pISSN - 0016-8009
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-246x.1969.tb02321.x
Subject(s) - attenuation , turbulence , turbulence modeling , mechanics , geology , viscosity , boundary layer , physics , gravity wave , geophysics , classical mechanics , wave propagation , optics , thermodynamics
Summary An application of boundary layer theory is made to determine the attenuation of progressive waves in fluid of infinite depth. The turbulence in the flow is expressed mathematically by means of a system of (variable) coefficients of eddy viscosity. The principal contribution to the damping is found to be independent of surface turbulence and dependent on integrals involving the eddy viscosities over the depth of the fluid.