Open AccessEffect of artificial seagrass on wave attenuation and wave run-up
Author(s) -
Beena Mary John,
Kiran G. Shirlal,
Subba Rao,
C. Rajasekaran
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of ocean and climate systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1759-314X
pISSN - 1759-3131
DOI - 10.1177/1759313115623163
Subject(s) - seagrass , wave flume , wave height , flume , attenuation , geology , wind wave , coastal erosion , breaking wave , storm , shore , oceanography , storm surge , wave propagation , ecosystem , mechanics , flow (mathematics) , ecology , physics , optics , quantum mechanics , biology
Natural processes like wave action, tides, winds, storm surges, and tsunamis constantly shape the shoreline by inducing erosion and accretion. Coastlines with intact vegetated dunes, mangroves, and reefs act as a buffer zone against wave attack on beaches. This article discusses the effect of simulated seagrass on wave height attenuation and wave run-up through an experimental study. The tests were carried out with submerged artificial seagrass subjected to varying wave climate in a 50-m-long wave flume. Measurements of wave heights along the seagrass meadow and the wave run-up on a 1:12 sloped beach were taken for wave heights ranging from 0.08 to 0.16 m at an interval of 0.02 m and wave periods 1.8 and 2 seconds in water depths of 0.40 and 0.45 m