Wave Reflection from Natural Beaches

Abstract

Wave reflection from natural beaches is discussed and computed for two sites on the Atlantic Coast of the United States. Data for computational purposes consist of near-bottom mounted pressure sensor measurements and coincident electromagnetic current meter orthogonal velocities. The procedure used for computation of wave reflection utilizes a signal separation approach consistent with linear theory. Results of analysis show low wave reflection for the cases considered.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA240730

Entities

People

  • Todd L. Walton Jr.

Organizations

  • Coastal Engineering Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Data Sets
  • Energy Bands
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Frequency
  • Measurement
  • Research Facilities
  • Standing Waves
  • United States
  • Water Waves
  • Waterways
  • Wave Power
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Spectroscopy.