FAST METHODS FOR COMPUTING THE SHOALING OF NONLINEAR WAVES
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Keywords

shoaling
nonlinear waves
wave computation

How to Cite

Fenton, J., & Kennedy, A. (1996). FAST METHODS FOR COMPUTING THE SHOALING OF NONLINEAR WAVES. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1(25). https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v25.%p

Abstract

Accurate nonlinear numerical methods for wave propagation have existed for some years. Most of these are very demanding of computer resources as they use global means of approximation which usually requires the costly solution of a full matrix equation at each time step. It is the aim of the present paper to describe and to compare the features of two new methods for the two-dimensional propagation of nonlinear waves over varying topography. A method based on local polynomial approximation is presented, which was found to be efficient, cheap and accurate. A novel boundary integral method is also presented, which was capable of good accuracy even for waves which overturned. For practical purposes, the local polynomial approximation method is to be preferred and may have some useful contributions to make.
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