TY - JOUR
T1 - The effect of relative crest submergence on wave breaking over submerged slopes
AU - Blenkinsopp, C.E.
AU - Chaplin, J.R.
PY - 2008/12/1
Y1 - 2008/12/1
N2 - Experiments were performed in a wave flume to measure the intensity, transmission and reflection of waves breaking over a submerged reef with an offshore gradient of 1:10. The results demonstrate that the relative water depth over the reef crest (h/H) is a dominant factor affecting the breaking characteristics. In particular it is found that as the relative crest submergence is reduced, there is a considerable increase in the intensity of wave breaking over the reef that can be quantified through measurements of the air cavity enclosed beneath the plunging jet. It is also shown that there is a corresponding decrease in wave transmission and reflection as the submergence is reduced.
AB - Experiments were performed in a wave flume to measure the intensity, transmission and reflection of waves breaking over a submerged reef with an offshore gradient of 1:10. The results demonstrate that the relative water depth over the reef crest (h/H) is a dominant factor affecting the breaking characteristics. In particular it is found that as the relative crest submergence is reduced, there is a considerable increase in the intensity of wave breaking over the reef that can be quantified through measurements of the air cavity enclosed beneath the plunging jet. It is also shown that there is a corresponding decrease in wave transmission and reflection as the submergence is reduced.
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UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2008.03.004
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U2 - 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2008.03.004
DO - 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2008.03.004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:56349158290
SN - 0378-3839
VL - 55
SP - 967
EP - 974
JO - Coastal Engineering
JF - Coastal Engineering
IS - 12
ER -