Open AccessCHANGES IN CURRENT PROPERTIES DUE TO WAVE SUPERIMPOSING
Author(s) -
Toshiyuki Asano,
Masahiro Nakagawa,
Yuichi Iwagaki
Publication year - 1986
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.v20.70
Subject(s) - current (fluid) , mechanics , materials science , shear (geology) , shear stress , term (time) , geology , physics , composite material , oceanography , quantum mechanics
Changes in current properties due to wave superimposing are investigated experimentally. Variations of the mean water level gradient and the current velocity profile after wave superimposing are examined. Experimental results are discussed in relation to the energy conservation equation including the bottom friction term. It is found that changes in current properties can be well explained by increase in the time averaged bottom shear stress.