2006•Ocean EngineeringRequires access
Wave breaking indices based on asymmetry of wave profiles
Yu Yang, Yucheng Li, Yang Jian-min
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Abstract
In order to find the relationship between wave breaking and asymmetry of wave profiles,wave breaking indices described in asymmetric wave parameters are presented in this paper and formulas about asymmetric wave parameters and relative water depth are also proposed here by means of Least-Square Error Method,which is dependent on further analysis of wave breaking experiment carried out on 1/200 slope.The results of regular waves in the present study are the same as those got by Kjeldsen in deep water conditions,which are greater than those of irregular waves.The research shows that the indices determined in this paper depend on relative water depth: the shallower the water depth,the greater the indices.