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Title

Wave modelling: the state of the art

Author(s)

Cavaleri, L.;  Alves, Jose H. G. M.;  Ardhuin, F.;  Babanin, Alexander V.;  Banner, Michael L.;  Belibassakis, K.;  Benoit, M.;  Donelan, Mark A.;  Groeneweg, J.;  Herbers, T. H. C.;  Hwang, P.;  Janssen, P. A. E. M.;  Janssen, T.;  Lavrenov, I. V.;  Magne, R.;  Monbaliu, J.;  Onorato, M.;  Polnikov, V.;  Resio, Donald T.;  Rogers, W. E.;  Sheremet, A.;  McKee Smith, J.;  Tolman, H. L.;  van Vledder, G.;  Wolf, J.;  Young, Ian R.

Abstract

This paper is the product of the wave modelling community and it tries to make a picture of the present situation in this branch of science, exploring the previous and the most recent results and looking ahead towards the solution of the problems we presently face. Both theory and applications are considered. The many faces of the subject imply separate discussions. This is reflected into the single sections, seven of them, each dealing with a specific topic, the whole providing a broad and solid overview of the present state of the art. After an introduction framing the problem and the approach we followed, we deal in sequence with the following subjects: (Section) 2, generation by wind; 3, nonlinear interactions in deep water; 4, white-capping dissipation; 5, nonlinear interactions in shallow water; 6, dissipation at the sea bottom; 7, wave propagation; 8, numerics. The two final sections, 9 and 10, summarize the present situation from a general point of view and try to look at the future developments.

Publication type

Journal article

Research centre

Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences

Source

Progress in Oceanography, Vol. 75, no. 4 (Dec 2007), p. 603-674

Publication year

2007

Keyword(s)

Numerics;  Wave dissipation;  Wave propagation;  Wave-current interaction;  Wave-wave interaction;  Wind waves;  Wind-wave generation

Publisher

Elsevier

ISSN

0079-6611

Publisher URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2007.05.005

Copyright

Copyright © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. Author's final draft reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.

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