Characteristics of monochromatic waves breaking over fringing reefs

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 94-104

  Yao, Yu ^a   Huang, Zhenhua ^a,b   Monismith, Stephen G ^c   Lo, Edmond Y M ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

breaker index; breaker type; Coral reef; fringing reef; nearshore waves; wave breaking

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; FRINGING REEF; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SUBMERGENCE; TRANSFORMATION; WAVE BREAKING; WAVE HEIGHT;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84872941117     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-12-00021.1     Document Type: Article

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