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Abstract
The spatial and temporal variation of energy dissipation rates in breaking waves controls the mean circulation of the surf zone. As this circulation plays an important role in the morphodynamics of beaches, it is vital to develop better understanding of the energy dissipation processes in breaking and broken waves. In this paper we present the first direct field measurements of roller geometry extracted from a LiDAR dataset of broken waves to obtain new insights into wave energy dissipation in the inner surf zone. We use a roller model to show that most existing roller area formulations in the literature lead to considerable overestimation of the wave energy dissipation, which is found to be close to, but smaller than, the energy dissipation in a hydraulic jump of the same height. The role of the roller density is also investigated, and we propose that it should be incorporated into modified roller area formulations until better knowledge of the roller area and its link with the mean roller density is acquired. Finally, using previously published results from deep-water wave breaking studies, we propose a scaling law for energy dissipation in the inner surf zone, which achieves satisfactory results at both the time-averaged and wave-by-wave scales.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3386-3407 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Journal of Geophysical Research : Oceans |
Volume | 123 |
Issue number | 5 |
Early online date | 19 Apr 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 22 Jun 2018 |
Keywords
- Breaking waves
- Energy dissipation
- Inner surf zone
- LiDAR scanner
- Surface roller
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geophysics
- Forestry
- Oceanography
- Aquatic Science
- Ecology
- Water Science and Technology
- Soil Science
- Geochemistry and Petrology
- Earth-Surface Processes
- Atmospheric Science
- Space and Planetary Science
- Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Palaeontology
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Waves in Shallow Water
Blenkinsopp, C. (PI)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
15/02/16 → 8/10/17
Project: Research council
Profiles
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Chris Blenkinsopp
- Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering - Senior Lecturer
- Water Innovation and Research Centre (WIRC)
- Centre for Climate Adaptation & Environment Research (CAER)
- Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change
Person: Research & Teaching, Core staff, Affiliate staff
Datasets
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Dataset for "High-resolution monitoring of wave transformation in the surf zone using a LiDAR scanner array"
Blenkinsopp, C. (Creator) & Martins, K. (Creator), University of Bath, 14 Aug 2018
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00540
Dataset
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Dataset for "Energy dissipation in the inner surf zone: new insights from LiDAR-based roller geometry measurements"
Martins, K. (Creator), Blenkinsopp, C. (Creator), Deigaard, R. (Researcher) & Power, H. E. (Data Collector), University of Bath, 19 Apr 2018
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00461
Dataset