PROBABILITIES OF BREAKING WAVE CHARACTERISTICS
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Keywords

probability
breaking waves

How to Cite

Collins, J. I. (1970). PROBABILITIES OF BREAKING WAVE CHARACTERISTICS. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1(12), 25. https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v12.25

Abstract

Utilizing the hydrodynamic relationships for shoaling and refraction of waves approaching a shoreline over parallel bottom contours a procedure is developed to transform an arbitrary probability density of wave characteristics in deep water into the corresponding breaking characteristics in shallow Water A number of probability distributions for breaking wave characteristics are derived m terms of assumed deep water probability densities of wave heights wave lengths and angles of approach Some probability densities for wave heights at specific locations in the surf zone are computed for a Rayleigh distribution in deep water The probability computations are used to derive the expectation of energy flux and its distribution.
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