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Dec 31, 2015
Three-Dimensional Conditions of Surf
Publication: Coastal Engineering 1976
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Wave height variability along the crest of breaking waves is shown to be a significant factor in the assessment of surf zone dynamics. Variations in excess of 50 percent of the maximum wave height can occur along a single crest without significant variations in bathymetry. The horizontal scale of this longshore variability in crest height corresponds to the wave length of incident breaking waves. Four possible mechanisms for this variability are postulated and then evaluated individually on the basis of field observations. A major result of these evaluations is that two-dimensional shallow-water wave equations appear to be inappropriate for expressing natural surf zone wave transformations and water motions even under the condition of waves encroaching on a plane sloping bottom. Consequently, three-dimensional equations of surf should be used for describing most natural surf zone dynamics.
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William L. Wood
Associate Professor of Marine Science Director, Great Lakes Coastal Research Laboratory Department of Geosciences Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana
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