Spectrum of Breaking Waves in Deep Water
- 1 March 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in Journal of Engineering Mechanics
- Vol. 113 (3) , 293-302
- https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)0733-9399(1987)113:3(293)
Abstract
The effect of wave breaking on wave spectra is examined. The Stokes wave breaking criterion is extended to random waves of finite bandwidth. The original, ideal waves are assumed to be stationary, zero‐mean, and Gaussian. A simple, approximate expression for breaking wave spectra is derived. Numerical results are given in graphical form to show the changes in wave spectra due to wave breaking.Keywords
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