Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2022, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (4): 146-153.doi: 10.11978/2021080CSTR: 32234.14.2021080

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Analysis of energy dissipation process of wave propagation in beach foreshore under the influence of tide

SONG Jiacheng1(), QI Hongshuai2(), ZHANG Chi1, CAI Feng2, YIN Hang2   

  1. 1. College of Harbor, Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210024, China
    2. Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
  • Received:2021-06-26 Revised:2021-08-18 Online:2022-07-10 Published:2021-08-23
  • Contact: QI Hongshuai E-mail:songjc610@126.com;qihongshuai@tio.org.cn
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(41930538);National Natural Science Foundation of China(42076211)

Abstract:

Based on the measured wave data of the foreshore profile at the Changle beach, the variation rules of wave parameters and energy dissipation process in the tidal process are discussed using statistical analysis and spectral analysis. The results show that the wave in the observation period is mainly mixed wave, and the spectrum type of each sensor is wide, and the multi-peak oscillation is observed. In the process of shoreward propagation, the form of wave energy dissipation is changed from narrow frequency domain to broad frequency domain, the energy distribution tends to be dispersed, the energy of high frequency wave decreases, but the energy of low frequency wave increases, and infra-gravity wave is generated after wave breaking. There is a good correlation between the energy attenuation and the wave propagation distance in the surf zone. The energy attenuation of the broken wave in the surf zone is about 98.3%. The tidal level has obvious modulating effect on waves. The incident wave energy increases with the increase of tidal water level, and the higher the water level is, the more dispersed the distribution of incident wave energy is. There is a significant positive correlation between the effective wave height and the tidal level in the surf zone. The spectral variation of each sensor in tidal process has obvious similarity with the wave spectral variation along the profile.

Key words: tides, wave parameters, wave spectrum, intertidal zone

CLC Number: 

  • P731.22