Abstract
According to recent investigations on bottom boundary layer development under tsunami,
a wave boundary can be observed even at the water depth of 10 m, rather than a steady flow type
boundary layer. Moreover, it has been surprisingly reported that the tsunami boundary layer remains
laminar in the deep-sea area. For this reason, the bottom boundary layer under tsunami experiences
two transitional processes during the wave shoaling: (1) flow regime transition in a wave-motion
boundary layer from laminar to the turbulent regime, and (2) transition from non-depth-limited
(wave boundary layer) to depth-limited boundary layer (steady flow boundary layer). In the present
study, the influence of these two transition processes on tsunami wave height damping has been
investigated using a wave energy flux model. Moreover, a difference of calculation results by using
the conventional steady flow friction coefficient was clarified.
a wave boundary can be observed even at the water depth of 10 m, rather than a steady flow type
boundary layer. Moreover, it has been surprisingly reported that the tsunami boundary layer remains
laminar in the deep-sea area. For this reason, the bottom boundary layer under tsunami experiences
two transitional processes during the wave shoaling: (1) flow regime transition in a wave-motion
boundary layer from laminar to the turbulent regime, and (2) transition from non-depth-limited
(wave boundary layer) to depth-limited boundary layer (steady flow boundary layer). In the present
study, the influence of these two transition processes on tsunami wave height damping has been
investigated using a wave energy flux model. Moreover, a difference of calculation results by using
the conventional steady flow friction coefficient was clarified.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Journal of Marine Science and Engineering |
| Volume | 10 |
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| Publication status | Published - Oct 5 2022 |