Improvements to the statistical theoretical model for wave breaking based on the ratio of breaking wave kinetic and potential energy

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• 作者：HaiLi Wang ; YongZeng Yang ; BaoNan Sun ; YongFang Shi
• 关键词：Wave breaking ; Statistical theoretical model ; Ratio of breaking wave kinetic and potential energy ; Whitecap coverage ; Entrainment depth
• 刊名：Science China Earth Sciences
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：60
• 期：1
• 页码：180-187
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• 刊物主题：Earth Sciences, general;
• 出版者：Science China Press
• ISSN：1869-1897
• 卷排序：60

文摘

An improvement was proposed for the statistical theory of breaking entrainment depth and surface whitecap coverage of real sea waves in this study. The ratio of the kinetic and potential energy was estimated on a theoretical level, and optimal constants were determined to improve the statistical theory model for wave breaking. We also performed a sensitivity test to the model constants. A comparison between the model and in situ observations indicated that the level of agreement was better than has been achieved in previous studies.