Wave Diffraction Due to Areas of Energy Dissipation
Publication: Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 110, Issue 1
Abstract
A parabolic model for calculating the combined refraction/diffraction of monochromatic linear waves is developed, including a term which allows for the dissipation of wave energy. The coefficient of the dissipation term is related to a number of dissipative models. Wave calculations are performed for a localized area of dissipation, based on a friction model for a spatial distribution of rigid vertical cylinders. The region of localized dissipation creates a shadow region of low wave energy, which may have important implications for the response of neighboring shore lines.
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Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 110 • Issue 1 • February 1984
Pages: 67 - 79
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