Shoaling of subharmonic gravity waves

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Battjes, J A ^a   Bakkenes, H J ^a   Janssen, T T ^a   van Dongeren, A R ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b WL DELFT HYDRAULICS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bound waves; Energy transfer; Infragravity waves; Surface waves; Surfbeat; Wave Shoaling

Indexed keywords

ENERGY BUDGET; GRAVITY WAVE; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; SHOALING WAVE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 2342551976     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jc001863     Document Type: Article

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