The average shape of large waves in the Norwegian Sea – is non-linear physics important?
<p style="text-align:justify;"> Linear wave theory predicts that in a random sea, the shape of the average wave is given by the scaled autocorrelation function — the “NewWave”. However, the gravity wave problem is non-linear. Numerical simulations of waves on deep water have suggest...
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| author | Adcock, T Tang, T Yelland, M |
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| description | <p style="text-align:justify;"> Linear wave theory predicts that in a random sea, the shape of the average wave is given by the scaled autocorrelation function — the “NewWave”. However, the gravity wave problem is non-linear. Numerical simulations of waves on deep water have suggested that their average shape can become modified in a number of ways, including the largest wave in a group tending to move to the front of the group through non-linear dispersion. In this paper we examine whether this occurs for waves in the Norwegian Sea. Field data measured from the weather ship Polarfront is analysed for the period 2000 to 2009. We find that, at this location, the effect of non-linearity is small due to the moderate steepness of the sea-states. </p> |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:ef5d8d47-5de7-4e5f-a6da-7344c3b5ee2c2022-03-27T11:39:38ZThe average shape of large waves in the Norwegian Sea – is non-linear physics important?Conference itemhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_5794uuid:ef5d8d47-5de7-4e5f-a6da-7344c3b5ee2cSymplectic Elements at OxfordAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers2019Adcock, TTang, TYelland, M <p style="text-align:justify;"> Linear wave theory predicts that in a random sea, the shape of the average wave is given by the scaled autocorrelation function — the “NewWave”. However, the gravity wave problem is non-linear. Numerical simulations of waves on deep water have suggested that their average shape can become modified in a number of ways, including the largest wave in a group tending to move to the front of the group through non-linear dispersion. In this paper we examine whether this occurs for waves in the Norwegian Sea. Field data measured from the weather ship Polarfront is analysed for the period 2000 to 2009. We find that, at this location, the effect of non-linearity is small due to the moderate steepness of the sea-states. </p> |
| spellingShingle | Adcock, T Tang, T Yelland, M The average shape of large waves in the Norwegian Sea – is non-linear physics important? |
| title | The average shape of large waves in the Norwegian Sea – is non-linear physics important? |
| title_full | The average shape of large waves in the Norwegian Sea – is non-linear physics important? |
| title_fullStr | The average shape of large waves in the Norwegian Sea – is non-linear physics important? |
| title_full_unstemmed | The average shape of large waves in the Norwegian Sea – is non-linear physics important? |
| title_short | The average shape of large waves in the Norwegian Sea – is non-linear physics important? |
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