WAVE REFLECTION FROM UNDULATING SEABED TOPOGRAPHY
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Keywords

reflection
undulating seabed
bed
topography

How to Cite

Weathershaw, A. (1982). WAVE REFLECTION FROM UNDULATING SEABED TOPOGRAPHY. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1(18), 35. https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v18.35

Abstract

The results of experiments are described which show that surface waves may experience a resonant interaction with undulations on the seabed. This interaction manifests itself in a strong reflection of incident wave energy when the wavelength of the bottom undulation is about half that of the surface wave. It is shown that such a mechanism might enable a region of undulating seabed topography (eg sand bars or sandwaves) to extend in an up-wave direction, into a region of otherwise plane bed.
https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v18.35
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