Refraction may redirect waves from multiple directions into a harbour: a case study in the Gulf of Riga, eastern Baltic Sea

We analyse the impact of bathymetry on the propagation direction of wind waves near the Port of Ringsu on the island of Ruhnu in the central part of the Gulf of Riga (Gulf of Livonia). Waves propagating towards this port are systematically redirected by underwater features. On most occasions the mai...

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Main Authors: Rain Männikus, Tarmo Soomere, Fatemeh Najafzadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Estonian Academy Publishers 2022-05-01
Series:Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences
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Online Access:https://kirj.ee/wp-content/plugins/kirj/pub/earth-2-2022-80-88_20220512135000.pdf