CRITICAL TRAVEL DISTANCE OF WAVES IN SHALLOW WATER
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Keywords

critical travel distance
shallow water
travel distance

How to Cite

Siefert, W. (1974). CRITICAL TRAVEL DISTANCE OF WAVES IN SHALLOW WATER. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1(14), 24. https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v14.24

Abstract

A new criterion for shallow water wave analysis is evaluated from prototype data off the German coast on the reef and wadden sea areas south of the outer Elbe river. Correlations of mean wave heights H with mean wave peri- - H ods T, and wave height distribution factors C. /-, = -l/3 t-^ respectively show that the mean periods and both complete height and period distributions of waves in shallow water can be expressed as functions of mean height and topography. So the mean wave height H proves to be the characteristic parameter for the description of the complete shallow water wave climate. The upper envelop of the values H = f (meteorology, topography) is defined as the case of fully developed sea, which leads to the function of the highest mean wave heights Hmax.
https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v14.24
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