A physical model study of combined refraction and diffraction of waves through a breakwater gap at different incident angles was conducted. Both regular and random waves with narrow and broad frequency and direction spreading were studied. Besides the presence of a mild bottom slope in the lee of the breakwater, the distribution of wave heights across the width of a navigation channel inside the model harbor was also simulated. In addition to contributing to an understanding of the phenomenon of refraction and diffraction of random waves, the relatively complete set of data obtained can serve as a benchmark for testing of numerical models.
Refraction and diffraction of random waves through breakwater
Brechung und Beugung von willkürlichen Wellen durch Wellenbrecher
Ocean Engineering ; 27 , 5 ; 489-509
2000
21 Seiten, 14 Bilder, 1 Tabelle, 13 Quellen
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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