Nonlinear and Dissipation Characteristics of Ocean Surface Waves in Estuarine Environments

Abstract

Long term goals: The overall goal of this work is the development of computational modules for the dissipation of surface wave energy due to expanses of bottom mud and marshland vegetation. The computational modules would represent both the dissipative effects on the surface waves and the effects of dissipation on other processes of wave transformation and evolution. In addition these modules would allow for feedback between the surface wave and the energy dissipating feature. Objectives: 1) Develop processes models of the physics of dissipation in estuarine areas. 2) Use optimized ensemble simulations to represent effects of dissipation on wave processes. 3) Develop and test low-dimension, reduced representations of estuarine effects for inclusion into operational wave models. 4) Develop experimental versions of operational wave models.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2013
Accession Number
ADA597835

Entities

People

  • Alexandru Sheremet
  • Hendrik L. Tolman
  • James M. Kaihatu
  • Jane M. Smith

Organizations

  • Texas A&M University

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Engineering
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Data Sets
  • Directional
  • Dissipation
  • Electrical Solitons
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Frequency
  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Surface Waves
  • Universities
  • Wave Power
  • Wave Propagation
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)