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Dec 31, 2015
A Parabolic Refraction-Diffraction Equation in the Ray-Front Coordinate System
Publication: Coastal Engineering 1986
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The parabolic equation method has been extensively used for combined refraction and diffraction problems of water waves. However, a parabolic equation is valid only when the direction of wave propagation nearly coincides with that of a coordinate; therefore, the validity ranges of the parabolic equations developed so far are restricted.
In order to achieve a wide range of validity, a parabolic equation is derived in this paper by employing a curvilinear coordinate system which has a pattern similar to that of wave rays and fronts. A computer program which is applicable to an arbitrary arrangement of coastal structures is then developed.
Results of numerical calculations are compared with available analytical solutions and laboratory data. It is proved that the present parabolic equation has a high accuracy for a wide range of incident wave direction and structure arrangement.
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Coastal Engineering 1986
Pages: 306 - 317
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© 1987 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Dec 31, 2015
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Masahiko Isobe
Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Yokohama National University, 156 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, 24.0 Japan
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