Abstract
Laser scanning technology, LiDAR, has been used to measure free-surface water profiles in the laboratory and in the field and the effect of scale has been investigated in the application of wave breaking theory. As a result of the calculation of wave parameters, such as breaker index and crest elevation, the difference between flume generated waves and waves in the surf zone were observed. The results show that while in most cases the field and laboratory derived breaking waves behave similarly, under some conditions in the flume waves can break outside the theoretical breaker criteria and whether this is a result of the scale effect is investigated.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 11th (2014) Pacific/Asia Offshore Mechanics Symposium |
| Place of Publication | Danvers, USA |
| Publisher | International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers |
| Pages | 256-260 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781880653906 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 11th (2014) Pacific/Asia Offshore Mechanics Symposium, PACOMS 2014 - Shanghai, Shanghai, China Duration: 12 Oct 2014 → 16 Oct 2014 |
Conference
| Conference | 11th (2014) Pacific/Asia Offshore Mechanics Symposium, PACOMS 2014 |
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| Country/Territory | China |
| City | Shanghai |
| Period | 12/10/14 → 16/10/14 |