Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited / Numerical wave refraction programs permit a detailed study of the transformation of wave energy as waves move from deep water to shallow water. By eliminating the subjectivity that is present with hand drawn diagrams the effect of small variations in the initial assumptions and wave conditions can be investigated. The effects of wave refraction of tide level changes and bottom friction are investigated here. It is demonstrated that a uniform increase in water level as would be caused by tidal fluctuations can cause a significant change in the wave refraction pattern for a given nearshore region. A computing procedure in developed to permit numerical refraction programs to account for bottom friction. The reduction in wave height caused by bottom friction depends primarily on bottom slope; this relation is shown in tabular and graphical form.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nps.edu/oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/13295 |
| Date | 06 1900 |
| Creators | Farrell, Charles Augustus, Jr. |
| Contributors | Jung, Glenn H., Naval Postgraduate School, Department of Meteorology and Oceanography |
| Publisher | Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School |
| Source Sets | Naval Postgraduate School |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. As such, it is in the public domain, and under the provisions of Title 17, United States Code, Section 105, it may not be copyrighted. |
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