CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MONO LAKE EXPERIMENTS. VOLUME III. LINEAR THEORY OF THE PROPAGATION OF PERIODIC WAVES OVER A CONTINENTAL SLOPE.

Abstract

Gravity waves generated by underwater explosions and the wave run-up are predicted for a series of tests to be performed in Mono Lake (California). The time histories of the wave profiles are given at various locations in the lake in deep and shallow water where wave recorders will be installed. The times of arrival and heights of wave run-up are determined at three locations on the shoreline of Mono Lake. This prediction is done by making use of the most advanced theories and all available information in that field, and some new theoretical developments are presented in Volumes 2 and 3, namely: (1) a linear theory for waves generated by explosions, making use of a symmetric and asymmetric time dependent surface disturbance; and (2) a linear theory for the propagation of periodic waves over the continental slope. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0477287

Entities

People

  • L. M. Webb

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Continental Slopes
  • Explosions
  • Gravity
  • Gravity Waves
  • Recording Systems
  • Shallow Water
  • Underwater Explosions
  • Water
  • Waves

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics