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  • Chaos in a long rectangular wave channel

    Creator:
    Bowline, Cynthia M.
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    The Melnikov method is applied to a model of parametrically generated cross-waves in a long rectangular channel in order to determine if these cross-waves are chaotic. A great deal of preparation is involved in order to obtain a suitable form for the application of the Melnikov method. The Lagrangian for...
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    Dissertation
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    for applications of the Melnikov method. However, the cross- wave model results in extremely

  • Dynamics of the nearshore wave bottom boundary layer

    Creator:
    Foster, Diane Lyn
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    This thesis presents an examination of the nearshore wave bottom boundary layer under conditions of significant sediment response. Using both field observations and simple models, the response of the bottom boundary layer to random waves is shown to have a complex behavior. First, the linearized wave bottom boundary layer governing...
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    structure of the cross-shore velocity under an arbitrary wave field. Model predictions of the bed shear

  • The reflection, transmission and scattering of internal waves at ocean fronts

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    Stabeno, Phyllis Jean
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    Dissertation
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    model of the reflection transmission, scattering and production of internal gravity wave energy at an

  • Shear waves in a circular wave basin

    Creator:
    Berkery, Lynn A.
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    Shear waves, which are instabilities of the longshore current, are of interest to nearshore research because they can act as a cross-shore mixing mechanism for the current. The best method to study them is in a controlled environment, such as circular wave tank where continuous longshore currents can be generated....
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    Masters Thesis

  • Numerical computation of free surface water flow

    Creator:
    Kuhnert, Jorg
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    The present thesis is a report of investigations on a model for computing the water flow in the wave tank of the OSU Wave Laboratory. A wave board, established at one end of the 100 m long, 4 m wide and 6 m deep wave tank, produces water waves by...
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    Masters Thesis

  • Field validation of a nearshore circulation model for alongshore-nonuniform flows

    Creator:
    Wilson, Gregory W.
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    We investigate, theoretically and experimentally, the problem of modeling depth-integrated (2DH) surf zone circulation on an alongshore-nonuniform natural beach, with waves approaching from an arbitrary angle. An approximate theoretical model is developed, which captures the important effect of advection in the alongshore dynamics, and shows that a nondimensional parameter Re[subscript]s...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Wave Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 3.2.2 Circulation Model

  • Modeling shallow-water hydrodynamics : rotations, rips, and rivers

    Creator:
    Long, Joseph W.
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    Hydrodynamic models are used as a diagnostic tool to understand the temporal variability of shallow-water processes that are difficult to completely resolve with traditional field measurements. For all simulations, modeled quantities are qualitatively or quantitatively compared with available measurements to gain confidence in conclusions derived from the modeled results. In...
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    Dissertation
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    . The model and data are in good agreement for all wave conditions during the month and estimated model

  • Fractal solutions to the long wave equations

    Creator:
    Ajiwibowo, Harman
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    The fractal dimension of measured ocean wave profiles is found to be in the range of 1.5-1.8. This non-integer dimension indicates the fractal nature of the waves. Standard formulations to analyze waves are based on a differential approach. Since fractals are non-differentiable, this formulation fails for waves with fractal characteristics....
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    6.2 THE RE-REFLECTED WAVE MODEL ................................................. 137 7. CONCLUSION

  • The nonlinear wavemaker problem

    Creator:
    Owen, Amy M.
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    The two dimensional wavemaker problem on a finite domain is derived for nonlinear waves. A numerical method based on the method of lines is developed and applied to two test problems, the nonlinear surface pressure distribution problem and the nonlinear full-flap wavemaker problem. The solutions yield information about the fluid...
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    Masters Thesis
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    mathematics, a mathematical model must first be made. The accuracy of the computed results depend on how

  • Pseudo-spectral approximations of Rossby and gravity waves in a two-Layer fluid

    Creator:
    Wolfkill, Karlan Stephen
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    The complexity of numerical ocean circulation models requires careful checking with a variety of test problems. The purpose of this paper is to develop a test problem involving Rossby and gravity waves in a two-layer fluid in a channel. The goal is to compute very accurate solutions to this test...
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    Masters Thesis
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    special case where the two-layer model degenerates to a one-layer system, some analytic solutions are