Estimation of wave run-up on smooth, impermeable slopes using the wave momentum flux parameter
Regular wave run-up
Irregular wave run-up
Irregular wave run-up cont'd
Importance of Iribarren number
Wave momentum flux parameter
Fig. 1. Wave momentum flux parameter versus h/gT2 (Fourier wave theory).
Estimates for solitary waves
Fig. 2. Maximum wave run-up on a smooth impermeable plane slope
Fig. 3. Regular wave relative run-up versus Eq. (38).
Fig. 4. Nondimensional run-up versus Iribarren number for regular waves.
Fig. 6. Mase's (1989) data plotted versus Iribarren number.
Fig. 8. Empirical slope functions for breaking and nonbreaking irregular wave run-up.
Fig. 9. Comparison of Ahrens' (1981) and Mase's (1989) data to predictions using Egs.
Breaking solitary wave run-up
Fig. 13. Measured versus predicted nonbreaking solitary wave run-up--Liformula.
Notation
Acknowledgements - Hughes-Runup-CEv510018
References - Hughes-Runup-CEv510019
References cont'd - Hughes-Runup-CEv510020
Hughes-Runup-CEv51
Regular wave run-up
Irregular wave run-up
Irregular wave run-up cont'd
Importance of Iribarren number
Wave momentum flux parameter
Fig. 1. Wave momentum flux parameter versus h/gT2 (Fourier wave theory).
Estimates for solitary waves
Fig. 2. Maximum wave run-up on a smooth impermeable plane slope
Fig. 3. Regular wave relative run-up versus Eq. (38).
Fig. 4. Nondimensional run-up versus Iribarren number for regular waves.
Fig. 6. Mase's (1989) data plotted versus Iribarren number.
Fig. 8. Empirical slope functions for breaking and nonbreaking irregular wave run-up.
Fig. 9. Comparison of Ahrens' (1981) and Mase's (1989) data to predictions using Egs.
Breaking solitary wave run-up
Fig. 13. Measured versus predicted nonbreaking solitary wave run-up--Liformula.
Notation
Acknowledgements - Hughes-Runup-CEv510018
References - Hughes-Runup-CEv510019
References cont'd - Hughes-Runup-CEv510020
Hughes-Runup-CEv51
