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Wave evolution over a gradual slope with turbulent friction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 April 2006

John W. Miles
John W. Miles
Affiliation:
Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California. La Jolla 92093
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Abstract

The evolution of a weakly nonlinear, weakly dispersive gravity wave in water of depth d over a bottom of gradual slope δ and Chezy friction coefficient Cf is studied. It is found that an initially sinusoidal wave evolves into a periodic sequence of solitary waves with relative amplitude a/d = α1 = 15δ/4Cf if α1 < αb, where αb is the relative amplitude above which breaking occurs. This prediction is supported by observations (Wells 1978) of the evolution of swell over mudflats.

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Research Article
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 133 , August 1983 , pp. 207 - 216
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© 1983 Cambridge University Press

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