A comparison of empirical, semiempirical, and numerical wave overtopping models

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2 SUPPL. B, 2008, Pages 250-262

  Reis, Maria Teresa ^a   Hu, Keming ^b   Hedges, Terry S ^c   Mase, Hajime ^d  

^a NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING   (Portugal)

^b BLACK AND VEATCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

AMAZON nonlinear shallow water model; Coastal structures; Hedges and Reis model; Mean overtopping discharge; Owen model; Physical model data; Seawalls; Van der Meer and Janssen model

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OVERTOPPING; SEA WALL; SHALLOW WATER; WAVE MODELING;

EID: 42149127682     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/05-0592.1     Document Type: Article

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