1.5 - Shoaling Phenomena
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Practice Questions
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What is wave energy flux?
💡 Hint: Think of it in terms of energy per area.
What formula is used to calculate wave power?
💡 Hint: Focus on key components of energy transfer.
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What does wave power refer to?
💡 Hint: It relates closely to wave energy flux.
True or False: Shoaling only occurs in deep water.
💡 Hint: Think of how waves behave near shores.
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A coastal engineer has to predict the wave height at a nearshore site. If a deep-water wave has a height of 2m, what will be the height in shallow waters given a C_0 of 1.5m/s?
💡 Hint: Relate the wave height in shallow water back to the deep-water height using the ratio.
Discuss the impact of mass transport in high steep waves compared to low, long-period waves at a coastal site.
💡 Hint: Consider physical movement differences in steep versus flat waves.
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