Open AccessPROFILE ASYMMETRY OF SHOALING WAVES ON A MILD SLOPE
Author(s) -
Paul A. Hwang
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
proceedings of conference on coastal engineering/proceedings of ... conference on coastal engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2156-1028
pISSN - 0589-087X
DOI - 10.9753/icce.v19.69
Subject(s) - shoaling and schooling , asymmetry , harmonics , wave shoaling , monochromatic color , physics , harmonic , kondratiev wave , breaking wave , mechanics , optics , wave propagation , geology , mechanical wave , acoustics , longitudinal wave , oceanography , quantum mechanics , voltage
From limited experimental evidence, shoaling monochromatic waves seem to possess certain similarities. Specifically, the harmonic composition follows the trend of solitary or cnoidal waves, and the phase difference of harmonics vary with water depth monotonically. Based on the above observation a similarity model is constructed to study the asymmetric properties of shoaling waves. The implication of wave asymmetry on wave breaking is discussed.